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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

3864.0. "Did MUPA update OAFC$STARTUP.COM ?" by GIDDAY::LEH () Wed Feb 09 1994 05:23

    IOS 3.0A with MUPA
    
    Is there any chance that MUPA reset OAFC server process quotas in the 
    file OAFC$STARTUP.COM to default values, i.e. for 50 concurrent users ? 
    If this was correct, systems with higher requirements who had until
    MUPA installation specified the approriate values in this file would 
    experience unpredictable results
    
    I noticed this file had creation time of 26-NOV-1993 and another quota
    OAFC$SERVER_PRIORITY had been added; however, unable to trace its
    addition or modification from instal log or kit contents.
    
    Just found this out from a major site who experienced FC servers
    stoppping and starting with no intervention, i.e. by themselves.
    Nothing relevant was spotted in server trace files, transaction file
    OAFC$SERVER.LOG and error file OAFC$SERVER_ERROR.LOG. They are to
    restore old, correct values tonight and monitor it.
                                                       
    I raised this problem of the last paragraph in note 3859 but got no
    comments so far.
    
    Could engineering pls check this out
    
    Hong
    CSC Sydney
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3864.1IOSG::STANDAGEWed Feb 09 1994 10:4731
    
    Hong,
    
    The server process quota defaults have not changed between V3.0 and
    V3.0A (MUPA). The values in the server config (e.g. max # drawers etc)
    which default for 50 concurrent users have not been touched either. If
    your server configuration was setup to exceed these values, the MUPA
    installation respects that and DOES NOT change them !
    
    The changes to OAFC$STARTUP.COM that I am aware of are:
    
    a) The server now starts with an increased process priority, which can
    be overridden by a logical (as per the other process quotas).
    
    b) The server used to start with /noresource_wait, which caused us
    problems with servers starting over TCP/IP.
    
    
    Other than that, there are no changes to the startup that I am aware
    of.
    
    As for servers starting as if by magic, I have no idea how this could
    happen unless something is running A1V30START, etc. There are no
    fundermental changes to the way servers are stopped/restarted with the
    MUP.
    
    
    Kevin.
3864.2 Note 3346 UTRTSC::SCHOLLAERTHolland goes USAWed Feb 09 1994 11:407
    Hi,
    
    Note 3346 discusses how to define the OAFC$SERVER_xxx logicals.
    
    Regards,
    
    Jan
3864.3comments from other similar systems ?GIDDAY::LEHWed Feb 09 1994 12:0715
    Kevin
    
    Thanks for the info.
    
    I trust MUPA did respect custom changes to this file, OAFC$STARTUP.COM; 
    however, this customer, the biggest site in Australia was also equally
    trust-worthy in maintaining their 'innocence' about the disappearance
    of their FC server configuration added prior to MUPA.
    
    Am therefore anxious to hear from other sites that have gone thru the
    same process, who can confirm or reject this customer's suspicion.
    
    Hong
3864.4not using logicalsGIDDAY::LEHWed Feb 09 1994 12:146
    Jan in .2
    
    This customer modified the file directly and never used logicals for
    server config setup.
    
    Hong
3864.5Not the way to up FCS quotas, should use logicals !IOSG::STANDAGEWed Feb 09 1994 15:4215
    
    Hong,
    
    If the customer modified the OAFC$STARTUP.COM directly and did not use
    the logicals then of course, the MUPA installation will blow these away
    !!! The MUPA installation replaces OAFC$STARTUP.COM with a new version.
    
    Using the logicals (i.e. the supported way of increasing the server
    process quotas) would have protected them against this !
    
    
    Kevin.
3864.6being delinquentGIDDAY::LEHWed Feb 09 1994 23:2715
    Kevin
    
    I've been delinquent myself on this. I must have seen in very early
    *unofficial* doco ways of setting up FC server config, which included
    the direct modification of OAFC$STARTUP.COM.
    
    I also failed to notice logicals being the only supported method
    mentioned in the doco. A victim of 'quick' scanning of manuals
    
    Have now passed on this important instruction to customer
    
    Many thanks
    
    Hong