topic Re: script in Operating System - HP-UX

script

ssjd — Mon, 23 May 2005 15:47:22 GMT

guys I want a script that reboots the system and ensures or notifies if reboot was successful and reboot returns a successful return code after a perticular amount time.

Re: script

Sanjay_6 — Mon, 23 May 2005 15:50:03 GMT

Hi,

A script to reboot the server is not a good idea. A system reboot should be an interactive process which happens once in a while. It is not a daily operation for which you should need a script. However i'm sure someone would probably have one such script handy.

Hope this helps.

regds

Re: script

Kent Ostby — Mon, 23 May 2005 15:58:59 GMT

ssjd --

The simpliest way to do something like this would be to just shutdown or reboot from cron with two small scripts added.

One would be a script that would send mail just as the shutdown begins.

The second would be a script that sends mail when reboot finishes (i.e. called from an Sxxx script).

This would give you a feel for both the going down and coming up times.

Re: script

Patrick Wallek — Mon, 23 May 2005 16:15:25 GMT

There is no return code for a system reboot.

You can't do something like an "echo $?" for a reboot.

You would have to look through the /etc/rc.log and look for the status of all of the startup scripts.

Re: script

A. Clay Stephenson — Mon, 23 May 2005 16:25:07 GMT

In every case I have seen a perceived need for something like this, it was to fix the symptoms of a problem rather than addressing the problem itself. There is absolutely no need for such a process. Why don't you instead explain your problem rather than coming up with a dubious solution?

Re: script

renarios — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:25:50 GMT

Hi,

Why the need to reboot your HP-UX systems on a regural base? The only reason for a reboot (I can think of) is changing kernel parameters (needing a reboot).
Personally, I definitely want to be around rebooting a server. If needed, you can interact.

Cheerio,

Renarios

Re: script

Rick Garland — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:41:58 GMT

You want to be present for a reboot. Unless you have a perfect system with perfect applications that all behave perfectly, you will encounter problems.

Since everything I mentioned is man-made, nothing is perfect.