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Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

Title:FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS
Moderator:ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE
Created:Thu Feb 19 1987
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:615
Total number of notes:1779

78.0. "SU SERVER problems" by AYOV29::CTRG_132942 () Mon Jun 20 1988 10:32

I have been asked to start the SU server on a Cluster ...

1	I logged into System Manager account and did @IBI$FOCUS:SUSTART
	with the following parameters:

		Task Name: 		FOCUSSU
		Shutdown Password: 	djcfhauyva
		HLIPRINT file? [NO]: 	N
		application directory	IBI$FOCUS:[FOCUS]
		software directory	IBI$FOCUS:[FOCUS]

2	I then did @IBI$FOCUS:SUSTOP with the following parameters:

		Task Name: 		FOCUSSU
		Shutdown Password: 	djcfhauyva
		server node:		(current)

	this produced the message:

		CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH SINK MACHINE

3	I again did @IBI$FOCUS:SUSTART (same parameters as before)

	this produced the messages:

		%RUN-F-CREPRC, process creation failed
		-SYSTEM-F-DUPLNAM, duplicate name

Can someone tell me:

1	what does the "CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH SINK MACHINE" message mean ?

2	am I starting the SU SERVER correctly ?

3	do I need to start the SU SERVER on each node in the cluster (e.g.
	do @SUSTART on each node) ?

4	from a System Management point of view, how can I check that the SU
	SERVER has been correctly started ?


Thanks for any help,

Martin Stapleton
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78.1Different Node ?SUBURB::ARJUNABrij Arjuna - UK EUC Tools, ReadingWed Jun 22 1988 05:5822
    
    Martin,
    
    When you invoke SUSTART on a cluster, it will create a network object
    on one node of the cluster. It looks as if you were logged onto
    another node when you invoked SUSTOP. 
    
    You can check if the object exists on your node by doing :-
    
    $ MC NCP SHOW KNOWN OBJECTS
    
    you should see an object named FOCUSSU.
     
    If its not set up correctly then you will not have a 'Simultaneous
    Usage' facility.
    
    _Brij
78.2FOCUS SU startupAYOV18::CTRG_132942Wed Jun 22 1988 11:0525
    Thanks for 78.1
    
    I attempted SUSTOP on the same node as the SUSTART; also, there
    is a DECNET Object called FOCUSSU and an active Process SUSERV_FOCUSSU
    (with plenty of quotas and priveleges); also the DECNET State is
    ON).
    
    For information, we are using FOCUSA V1.3, DECNET/VMS 4.7, on an
    8650.
    
    Furthermore, when a User attempts to use SU, the following error
    appears:
    
    	ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE x IN PROCEDURE dev:[dir]xxx.FEX
    
    	(FOC542) COMMUNICATION NOT AVAILABLE TO CENTRAL DATA BASE MACHINE:
    	FOCUSSU
    
    (note: in 78.0 the application directory specified in SUSTART.COM
    was a valid application device/directory rather than the 
    "IBI$FOCUS:[FOCUS]" as specified)
    
    Once again, any help would be appreciated.
    
    Martin
78.3A few ideasSUBURB::ARJUNABrij Arjuna - UK EUC Tools, ReadingThu Jun 23 1988 05:2416
    _just a few ideas
    
    Is the user also on the same node, if not is he/she using the correct
    syntax ?
    
    ie.   USE 
    		fileid
    		ON FOCUSSU AT nodename
    	  END
    
    
    It is also possible that the clustername is subtituted for the nodename
    depending on how the cluster is set up. i.e if cluster aliases are
    enabled ?   You would need to talk to your system manager.
    
    _Brij
78.4FOXUS SU Startup AYOV29::CTRG_132942Mon Jun 27 1988 09:086
    Thanks again...
    
    The User is on the same node; also, we have tried the Cluster Alias
    name instead of the Node name, but with no progress.
    
    Martin S
78.5GVAADG::RITCHIEA Load of Old CobolersMon Jun 27 1988 11:4013
Re: .0 

Your startup procedure seems to be correct. I have done several tests on a 
cluster here and the only time I could make the server fail to give me access
was when I started the server on only one node in the cluster (which was not
the primary node) and used the cluster alias in the USE command. Have you 
tried starting up the server on all nodes of the cluster?

Don't know what the "SINK MACHINE" is (maybe a hangover from the "International
Bath Makers" days :-) ). The SUSTOP procedure seems to give some problems but
you can use the HLIKX image to stop the server.

Andrew.
78.6FOCUS SU StartupAYOV27::CTRG_132942Tue Jun 28 1988 04:416
    Thanks for .5
    
    Yes, we have tried starting SU on all nodes in the cluster; also,
    we get the same error with HLIKX as with SUSTOP.
                          
    Martin S