NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Command Reference Manual

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PROCESS ALTER
NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands
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PROCESS ALTER The PROCESS ALTER command changes the configuration of a process in the
NonStop NET/MASTER MS processing environment. You can use this command to
dynamically reconfigure certain process attributes after NonStop NET/MASTER MS
startup. That is, you do not need to shut down NonStop NET/MASTER MS, change a
process definition in the configuration file, and then restart NonStop NET/MASTER
MS to implement certain configuration changes. You can use this command to make
the changes online.
You can use this command in combination with specific operands to perform the
following tasks:
To specify a new backup central processing unit (CPU) for a NonStop
NET/MASTER MS process that is running as a process pair (with a primary and
backup process) or capable of running as a process pair (with a primary but
without a backup process)—BACKUPCPU operand
To change the preferred CPUs for creating and executing a static NonStop
NET/MASTER MS application process or a Distributed Systems Network
Management (DSNM) process—CPU operand
To change the weight of a dynamic process—WEIGHT operand
PROCESS ALTER= process-name
{ BACKUPCPU= bcpu [ DEFER={ YES | NO } ] |
CPU=( cpu1 , cpu2 ) |
WEIGHT= process-weight }
process-name
specifies the name of a NonStop NET/MASTER MS process.
BACKUPCPU= bcpu
specifies a new backup CPU for a NonStop NET/MASTER MS process running as
a process pair or capable of running as a process pair.
This operand applies to the NonStop NET/MASTER MS control process (NCP);
global memory manager (GMM) processes; security exit processes; and BK, EM,
and NC application processes. This operand has no effect on IS and MS
application processes.
You can use the PROCESS ALTER BACKUPCPU command with the PROCESS
SWITCH command to rebalance a system by relocating process pairs among
CPUs. For more information, see the PROCESS SWITCH command and refer to
the NonStop NET/MASTER MS System Management Guide.
For related information, see the PARAM, SHOW PROCESS, and STATUS
commands.