Server startup script: dsmserv.rc

You can use the dsmserv.rc script to stop a server instance, or to manually or automatically start a server.

Prerequisites

Before you issue the DSMSERV.RC command, complete the following steps:

Ensure that the server instance runs under a non-root user ID with the same name as the instance owner.
Copy the <install dir>/server/bin/dsmserv.rc script to match the name of the server instance owner.
For example, if the server instance owner is tsminst1, issue the following command:
```
cp /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv.rc /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/tsminst1
```
Rename the script so that it matches the name of the server instance owner, for example, tsminst1.
Set execute permissions on the new file chmod +x <install dir>/server/bin/<instance>.
For example:
```
chmod +x /opt/Tivoli/tsm/server/bin/tsminst1
```
If the server instance directory is not home_directory/tsminst1, locate the following line in the script copy:
```
instance_dir="${instance_home}/tsminst1"
```
Change the line so that it points to your server instance directory, for example:
```
instance_dir="/tsminst1"
```
In the script copy, locate the following line:
```
# pidfile: /var/run/dsmserv_instancename_su.pid
```
Change the instance name value to the name of the server instance owner. For example, if the server instance owner is tsminst1, update the line as shown:
```
# pidfile: /var/run/dsmserv_tsminst1_su.pid
```

start: Starts the server.
stop: Stops the server.
status: Shows the status of the server. If the status is started, the process ID of the server process is also shown.
restart: Stops the server and starts it again.