how to include controlM agent startup at /etc/inittab file

[sysad_boy]

Hi HP Gurus,

Are you guys familiar with ControlM?
How can I include the controlM agent startup script in the /etc/inittab file?

Currently we are doing this manually because when you execute the agent startup command it asks for some parameters as input.

Is there such a way to inlcude the agent startup to the /etc/inittab file?




Thanks!

[Roopesh Francis_1 · Accepted solution]

you can include controlM agent startup scripts on rc scripts

[sysad_boy]

but how?

It requires some parameters being asked interactively when executed.

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

you cannot run with startup scripts which is interactive, simple solution ,first rename it and modify to a non-interactive one, if you can do.

[Berd]

I worked with Control-M for a number of years on HP-UX, and did not need to perform any manual action to start the agent. It was started automatically using rc scripts. Unfortunately, the site I now work at do not user Control-M so I cannot forward you a copy of the startup scripts. You should persevere, it is possible.

Regards,
Berd

[Sharma Sanjeev]

Hi

You can start ControlM through rc scripts,
we are using this & starting it in rc2.d

Regards
Sanjeev

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You can specify all the options required as arguments to the start and stop agent scripts. These scripts should be run as root.

ctm/scripts/start-ag â u -p ALL

and in the shutdown script - you will need:

ctm/scripts/shut-ag â u -p ALL

see page 24 of http://www.control-musage.com/document/Documentation/CTMA/V6.3.01/AG63762.pdf

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the strange characters above should read -u

[sysad_boy]

thanks for all your replies.

I was able to modify the startup-agent script and hardcoded the necessary inputs being required.

Actually my version of controlM asks for 2 parameters. First is the username and then the "ALL" input as mentioned in one of the posts here.

Thanks so much for your help.

Anyway what is the exact file to which I should add the agent-startup script? /etc/rc???

[Berd]

I would have one startup/shutdown script in /sbin/init.d, and then a startup process in /sbin/rc3.d e.g. S850CtrlM_agent and a shutdown in /sbin/rc3.d e.g. K850CtrlM_agent. If you look at other examples in these directories you should see how it hangs together.

Regards,
Berd