Sybase DC35823-01-1500-04 manual For Sun Solaris and Linux

Starting servers when the operating system restarts

sleep seconds_of_rest

Note To enable restart of a Backup Server when the operating system starts, add a Backup Server start-up command to /etc/inittab. Use the path of the Backup Server RUN_server_name file in this command.

For Sun Solaris and Linux

Before you set Adaptive Server or Backup Server to start automatically, make sure that all network resources are available. Your server does not start if the network is not running. Be sure that the entry for restarting the server follows any commands in the rc directory for starting network operations. Slow start- up of network operations may prevent servers from starting, even if commands are in the correct order in the rc directory. You may want to designate a period of time for your server to wait before starting by inserting a sleep command at the beginning of the linked RUN_server_name file you created.

To configure your operating system for automatic restart of Adaptive Server and Backup Server:

1 Create a start-up script file with contents like the following:

$SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/install/startserver -f

$SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/install/RUN_servername

where $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/install/startserver is the full path name of the startserver utility, and $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/install/RUN_servername is the full path name of the RUN_server_name file for the server.

2Copy the script to the /etc/init.d directory, using syntax like the following: cp script_name /etc/init.d/script_name

3Review the contents of the /etc/inittab file to determine the default run level for your operating system. The initdefault entry specifies the default run level, which is usually 2 or 3 for Sun Solaris and 5 for Linux

4Use the ln command to create a hard link from the RUN_server_name file to the appropriate run control (rc) directory, rc#, where # is the default run level obtained in step 2.

Use syntax like the following for Sun Solaris:

22 Adaptive Server Enterprise