Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.25+, H06.03+)
Open System Services Monitor
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ADD SERVER Command
servername
specifies the name of the server to add. servername must begin with a 
pound sign (#) followed by a letter, which can be followed by 0 through 5 letters 
or digits. Only names not currently defined in the ZOSSSERV file are valid 
values. Server names are not case-sensitive.
The $ZPMON prefix can be omitted if you have previously specified $ZPMON 
in an SCF ASSUME command.
TYPE NAME
specifies that an OSS name server is being added. Currently, OSS name servers 
are the only OSS servers that can be added.
CPU primary_processor
specifies the processor number of the processor where the primary server process 
will run. primary_processor is an integer in the range 0 through 15.
You can specify the following options in any order:
AUTORESTART ntimes
specifies the persistence count of the server, where ntimes is an integer value in 
the range 0 through 10. The persistence count is the number of times the OSS 
Monitor will automatically restart the server during a 10-minute period.
The persistence count helps to prevent excessive attempts at restarting or an 
endless loop during restart. The OSS Monitor counts the number of restart 
attempts for each server during the previous 10 minutes; this number is the current 
persistence count.
Once the current persistence count for a server reaches the number specified for it 
for AUTORESTART, the OSS Monitor no longer attempts to restart it and 
generates an EMS event so that the operator can attempt to identify and correct a 
possible problem. After the problem is corrected, the operator must take an action 
that causes the current persistence count to be reset to 0; otherwise, the server 
and any associated filesets will not be automatically restarted.
A server’s current persistence count is reset to 0 at the following times:
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When the OSS Monitor starts or restarts
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When an SCF STOP SERVER, START SERVER, or ALTER SERVER 
command for the affected server is completed
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When a START FILESET command for a fileset managed by the affected OSS 
name server is completed
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After the server has run for 10 minutes without being restarted










