CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  PART I   BASEstar Open Environment Management

  1      Introduction

  1.1     Environment Management Overview

  1.2     Environment and Application Components Relationship

  1.3     BASEstar Open Environment Components
    1.3.1      Nodes
    1.3.2      PODB Nodes
    1.3.3      Realms
    1.3.4      Sample Environment Configuration

  2      Environment Management Procedures

  2.1     Setup Procedures
    2.1.1      Setting Up a Node
    2.1.2      Setting Up a Realm
      2.1.2.1      Setting Up a Realm on a Node
      2.1.2.2      Setting Up the Realm Database on the PODB Node
    2.1.3      Setting Up the Sample Environment

  2.2     Startup Procedures
    2.2.1      Starting Up a Node
    2.2.2      Starting Up a Realm
      2.2.2.1      Starting Up a Realm on a Node
      2.2.2.2      Starting Up the Database Server for a Realm on the PODB Node
    2.2.3      Starting Up the Sample Environment

  2.3     Shutdown Procedures
    2.3.1      Shutting Down a Realm
      2.3.1.1      Shutting Down the Database Server for a Realm on the PODB Node
      2.3.1.2      Shutting Down a Realm on a Node
    2.3.2      Shutting Down a Node
    2.3.3      Shutting Down the Sample Environment

  2.4     Unset Procedures
    2.4.1      Unsetting a Realm
      2.4.1.1      Unsetting a Realm from a Node
      2.4.1.2      Unsetting a Realm Database on the PODB Node
    2.4.2      Unsetting a Node
    2.4.3      Unsetting the Sample Environment

  2.5     Monitoring BASEstar Open

  3      Environment Management Command Reference

  3.1     Executing Environment Commands
    3.1.1      "OSF/1 Only" Requirements and Constraints
      3.1.1.1      Users and Commands
      3.1.1.2      Issuing a Command
    3.1.2      "OpenVMS Only" Requirements and Constraints
      3.1.2.1      Users and Commands
      3.1.2.2      Issuing a Command

  bstr_env_show

  bstr_node_setup ("OSF/1 Only")

  bstr_node_setup ("OpenVMS Only")

  bstr_node_shut

  bstr_node_start

  bstr_node_unset

  bstr_realm_check_env

  bstr_realm_remake_db

  bstr_realm_setup_db

  bstr_realm_setup_node

  bstr_realm_shut_db

  bstr_realm_shut_node

  bstr_realm_start_db

  bstr_realm_start_node

  bstr_realm_unset_db

  bstr_realm_unset_node

  4      BASEstar Open Environment Monitor

  4.1     Introduction

  4.2     Running the BASEstar Open Environment Monitor

  4.3     General Characteristics

  4.4     Views
    4.4.1      Active Realms View
    4.4.2      Active Nodes View

  PART II   Application Components

  5      BASEstar Open-Supplied Servers

  5.1     Servers, Activities and Owned Resources
    5.1.1      Snapshots
    5.1.2      Logged Information

  5.2     Global Objects Services Servers

  5.3     Application Services Servers
    5.3.1      "OSF/1 Only" Environment Variables Inheritance and Usage
    5.3.2      "OpenVMS Only" Logical Names Inheritance and Usage
      5.3.2.1      Application Services Server Privileges

  5.4     Event Services Servers
    5.4.1      Managing an Event Services Server Through Application Services
    5.4.2      Starting Up and Shutting Down an Event Services Server from the Command Interpreter
      5.4.2.1      "OSF/1 Only" Example
      5.4.2.2      "OpenVMS Only" Example

  5.5     Packet Services Servers
    5.5.1      Managing Packet Services Server Through Application Services
    5.5.2      Starting Up and Shutting Down a Packet Services Server from the Command Interpreter
      5.5.2.1      "OSF/1 Only" Example
      5.5.2.2      "OpenVMS Only" Example

  5.6     Data Services Servers
    5.6.1      Global Variables
      5.6.1.1      Specifying the Calling VMD
      5.6.1.2      Specifying the Connection Retry Timeout to a Device Services VMD
    5.6.2      Managing a Data Services Server Through Application Services
    5.6.3      Starting Up and Shutting Down a Data Services Server from the Command Interpreter
      5.6.3.1      "OSF/1 Only" Example
      5.6.3.2      "OpenVMS Only" Example

  5.7     Device Services Servers
    5.7.1      Global Variables
      5.7.1.1      Specifying the Calling VMD
      5.7.1.2      Specifying the Connection Retry Timeout to a VMD
    5.7.2      Managing a Device Services Server Using Application Services
    5.7.3      Starting Up and Shutting Down a Device Services Server from the Command Interpreter
      5.7.3.1      "OSF/1 Only" Example
      5.7.3.2      "OpenVMS Only" Example

  5.8     PC Communication Servers

  6      Application Services Monitor

  6.1     Introduction

  6.2     Running Application Services Monitor

  6.3     General Characteristics

  6.4     Views
    6.4.1      Actors View
    6.4.2      Activities View
    6.4.3      Programs View
    6.4.4      Processes View
    6.4.5      Nodes View

  PART III   Log Services

  7      Log Services Features

  7.1     Saving Log Files Copies
    7.1.1      Log File Location
    7.1.2      Purging Log Files

  7.2     Log File Record Format
    7.2.1      Displaying Log Files
      7.2.1.1      Displaying a Save Copy
      7.2.1.2      Displaying a Working Copy

  7.3     Log Services Server Activities

  8      Log Services Commands Reference

  DISPLAY LOG

  OPEN LOG

  PART IV   Appendixes

  A   BASEstar Open Global Variables

  A.1     Global Variables List

  A.2     Installation-Dependent Global Variables
    A.2.1      "OSF/1 Only"
    A.2.2      "OpenVMS Only"

  A.3     BSTR_REALM Global Variable

  A.4     Global Variables for Server Activation

  A.5     Application Services Global Variables

  B   Environment and Parameter Files

  B.1     General Record Format

  B.2     Format of the File for the Node Environment Attribute

  B.3     Format of the File for the Program Parameters Attribute
    B.3.1      "OSF/1 Only" File Format
    B.3.2      "OpenVMS only" File Format

  C   Environment Component Processes

  C.1     "OSF/1 Only" Processes

  C.2     "OpenVMS Only" Processes

  D   Managing Snapshot Files in a Distributed Environment

  D.1     Using Configuration Management Commands in a Multinode Environment

  D.2     Snapshot File Location

  D.3     The BSTR_DBACCESS_KEY Global Variable

  D.4     "OSF/1 Only" Making Snapshot Files Accessible
    D.4.1      Mounting Snapshot Directories with NFS
    D.4.2      Copying Snapshot Files Using a File Transfer

  D.5     "OpenVMS Only" Making Snapshot Files Accessible
    D.5.1      Installing Snapshot Directories on a Shared Disk
    D.5.2      Copying Snapshot Files Through DECnet

  EXAMPLES

  7-1        Node Log File Example

  7-2        Realm Log File Example

  B-1        Program Parameters File (The flag Item is not Set)

  B-2        Program Parameters File (The flag Item is Set to NOUAF)

  FIGURES

  1-1        Sample BASEstar Open Environment

  4-1        Active Realms View

  4-2        Active Nodes View

  6-1        Default View - Actors View

  6-2        Cursor Mode

  6-3        Actors View with Actor Attributes

  6-4        Actors View with Activity Attributes

  6-5        Activities View

  6-6        Programs View

  6-7        Processes View

  6-8        Nodes View

  TABLES

  1 Documentation Conventions

  3-1        "OSF/1 Only" Relationship Between Environment Management Commands and Users

  3-2        "OpenVMS Only" Relationship Between Environment Management Commands and Users

  5-1        "OSF/1 Only" Environment Variables Validity and Usage

  5-2        "OpenVMS Only" Logical Names Validity and Usage

  7-1        Log Services CLI Commands

  7-2        Log Files Component Identifier

  A-1        BASEstar Open Global Variables

  B-1        Valid Values of the File for the Node Environment Attribute

  B-2        "OSF/1 Only" Valid Values of the File for the Program Parameters Attribute

  B-3        "OpenVMS Only" Valid Values of the File for the Program Parameters Attribute

  C-1        "OSF/1 Only" Processes

  C-2        "OpenVMS Only" Processes