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 dsmserv.rc script to the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory. The dsmserv.rc script is in the server installation directory, for example, /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin.
Rename the script so that it matches the name of the server instance owner, for example, 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.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.pid
```
Use tools such as the CHKCONFIG utility to configure the run level in which the server automatically starts. Specify a value that corresponds to a multiuser mode, with networking turned on. Typically, the run level to use is 3 or 5, depending on the operating system and its configuration. For details about run levels, see the documentation for your operating system.

Syntax


>>-dsmserv.rc--+---------+-------------------------------------><
               +-start---+   
               +-stop----+   
               +-status--+   
               '-restart-'

Parameters

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.