ServerNet Cluster Manual
SCF Commands for SNETMON and the ServerNet 
Cluster Subsystem
ServerNet Cluster Manual—520575-003
8-5
ALTER Command
Set the STARTSTATE attribute by using the ALTER SUBSYS command. (See ALTER 
Command on page 8-5.) 
ALTER Command
The ALTER command modifies the value of the STARTSTATE attribute for the 
ServerNet cluster subsystem. ALTER is a sensitive command.
The ALTER command syntax is: 
OUT file-spec
causes any SCF output generated for this command to be directed to the specified 
file.
attribute-spec
specifies the attribute to be modified and the value to be assigned to it. Currently, 
there is only one supported attribute name and value combination: 
The STARTSTATE attribute specifies the start state of the ServerNet cluster 
subsystem:
•
STARTED: the ServerNet cluster subsystem automatically moves into the 
STARTED logical state when the system is loaded and joins the system to 
the ServerNet cluster.
•
STOPPED: the ServerNet cluster subsystem must be manually moved into 
the logical STARTED state using the SCF START SUBSYS command (see 
page 8-8.)
Considerations
•
The STARTSTATE attribute is only used after a system load. When the ServerNet 
cluster subsystem is restarted on a running system, it enters the state that was last 
set by an operator command (including the implied operator command at system 
load).
If STARTSTATE 
is set to . . . Then 
STARTED The ServerNet cluster subsystem automatically moves into the 
STARTED logical state and joins the system to the ServerNet cluster.
STOPPED The ServerNet cluster subsystem waits for a START SUBSYS 
command before moving into the STARTED logical state and joining 
the system to the ServerNet cluster.
ALTER [ /OUT file-spec/ ] SUBSYS $ZZSCL { attribute-spec }...
[ , STARTSTATE { STARTED | STOPPED } ]










