NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) System Management Guide

Running the NCP Program
Starting NonStop NET/MASTER MS
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Note In a production environment, it is recommended that you always run the NCP with a backup process. In a
test or development environment, where process space or memory resources may be scarce, it may be
advisable to run the NCP without a backup process.
config-file
specifies the name of a configuration command file (referred to throughout this
manual as a “CONFIG file”) you want the NCP to use. Specify the CONFIG file as
a valid file name. A CONFIG file consists of one or more PARAM commands
used to override the default startup configuration. If you omit the name of a
CONFIG file, the NCP attempts to start NonStop NET/MASTER MS using the
default startup configuration.
See Section 3, “Configuring NonStop NET/MASTER MS,” and Section 11,
“Configuring the Processing Environment,” for more information on the CONFIG
file. Refer to the NonStop NET/MASTER MS Command Reference Manual for more
information about PARAM commands.
Considerations
Messages generated by the NCP are sent as EMS event messages to $0.
Refer to the NonStop NET/MASTER MS Command Reference Manual for information
about the following commands:
The PROCESS ALTER command, which you can use in two ways: to relocate
the backup process of the NCP (if the NCP is running as a process pair) by
using the CPU operand; and to start a backup process for the NCP (if the NCP
is not running as a process pair) by using the BACKUPCPU operand.
The PROCESS SWITCH command, which you can use to reverse the roles of
the primary and backup processes of the NCP (if the NCP is running as a
process pair).
The STATUS command, which you can use from NonStop NET/MASTER MS
to find out the CPU(s) used by the NCP, and the process character and process
name of the NCP.
Tandem recommends that you explicitly specify the home terminal when starting
NonStop NET/MASTER MS. The following example specifies the operator
console $OSP as the home terminal:
RUN NCP / NAME $ZNNM, NOWAIT, TERM $OSP, CPU 0/1
For more information about the process character and process names, see
Section 11 “Configuring the Processing Environment.”