topic Re: Startup sequence hang in Operating System - HP-UX

Startup sequence hang

Don Spare — Wed, 08 May 2002 12:33:43 GMT

During the startup sequence of both of my L2000 servers running 11.0, it gets to the part where it starts up the ARCserve agent and then just hangs there. At that point I have to telnet in and kill the startup script, whereupon the remainder of the startup sequence completes properly. I have attached the 'asagent' script that is hanging for review. It is pretty much a clone of my Oracle startup script with just the specifics changed for ARCserve. Does anyone have any clues??

Thanks,

Re: Startup sequence hang

Hartmut Lang — Wed, 08 May 2002 12:39:37 GMT

The problem might be, that your "asagent start" command does not return. If it runs for ever, the startup procedure will stop forever.

A solution: run you command in background. This allows startup to continue. Or fix the command that it returns after it has done its job.

Hartmut

Re: Startup sequence hang

harry d brown jr — Wed, 08 May 2002 12:45:50 GMT

Don,

Does asagent actually fork?

What run level do you have it starting?

Do you have it starting AFTER all network and mounts are running?

live free or die
harry

Re: Startup sequence hang

Don Spare — Wed, 08 May 2002 13:49:47 GMT

I'm sorry, I should have included that it starts are run level 2 (system runs in RL3). Also, if I execute the commands from a login root prompt, it starts the daemon and returns. It's only when I start it under script control that it hangs up. It is next to last startup in RL2 followed by EMC and HP Fibre-Channel and RL3.