Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

3007.0. "Filecab server fails to start - Timeout !" by RDGENG::AWILLIAMS () Wed Jul 14 1993 17:26

I have been having problems getting the filecab server to run.
STA from the MS menu seemed not to work but the DOOZER$SRV process
gets created.

I looked through the ALL-IN-1 S.M. Guide which suggests running the
image manually.  

Start_server :="$osfc$$server"
start_server oa$data_share:doozer$server73.dat doozer$srv73

This worked and the status window changed to started/enabled.

I have had a look through the log file (oa$log:OAFC$SERVER_STARTUP.LOG)
and it seems that I am experiencing a timeout problem. The command 
procedure (SYS$COMMON:[SYS$STARTUP]OAFC$STARTUP.COM) has a loop which	
attempts to read from a mailbox. 

> $ try_write_again:
> $       IF loop .EQ. 120 THEN GOTO write_mbx_error
> $       WAIT 00:00:00.5
> $       loop = loop + 1
> $       OPEN/READ/WRITE/ERROR=try_write_again write_mbx 'write_mbx_name'


This eventually drops out. I have now modified the wait statement to read 
WAIT 00:00:01

And this appears to have fixed it although it did take 89 seconds !

The cluster comprises of two 4000-500's and up until recently both servers
had been running smoothly.

A MON SYS shows virtually zero activity so why should it take to long to start ?
Maybe the command procedure being a little optimistic ?


Andy