DCE Installation, Configuration, and Management Guide

Installing NonStop DCE
HP NonStop DCE Installation, Configuration, and Management Guide—429552-005
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Monitoring the dce_config Script
If both variables are set, the hostname is taken from the value of DCEVH. If
neither variable is set, the hostname is derived from the default value of
TCPIP_PROCESS_NAME (that is, $ztc0).
6. Run the dce_config utility. Select option 7 (UNINSTALL) from the main menu.
7. To exit the dce_config utility, choose option 99.
Monitoring the dce_config Script
The dce_config log file, /tmp/dce_config.hostname.log, contains a detailed
history of dce_config operations and results. This log should be examined frequently
for any overlooked errors. In addition, error messages from the utilities invoked by
dce_config are written to the standard error file and are not written to the log file.
For example, the following message is displayed if cdsd cannot be extracted from its
pax archive file:
pax: /opt/dcelocal.hostname/bin/cdsd : Newer file exists
ERROR: Pax of /G/isv/zdce/cdssrvr failed.
The error message “Newer file exists” is written to the standard error file but not
to the dce_config log file. In some cases, the standard error file is redirected to files
located in the /tmp directory.
Generally, after a failure, dce_config provides the user with the option to continue or
exit by issuing this prompt:
Press <RETURN> to continue, CTRL-C to exit:
A copy of the last command can be found in the log file. After the failure is analyzed
and corrected, reexecute dce_config.
Detailed actions of dce_config can be monitored as they occur by executing the
following OSS shell command:
tail -f /tmp/dce_config.hostname.log
Consult the log file after completion of installation and configuration, and correct any
errors now to prevent errors from occurring later.
The number of messages displayed and logged by the dce_config utility is controlled
by the DISPLAY_THRESHOLD and LOG_THRESHOLD environment variables See the
section on controlling message logging in the OSF DCE Administration Guide.
For NonStop DCE, the default value for LOG_THRESHOLD is VERBOSE. To log all
possible messages from the dce_config utility, set LOG_THRESHOLD to DEBUG and
export the variable before running the dce_config utility.
Note. Reference pages in /usr/share/man and some dce_config script files in /etc
are not removed.