fod.conf

The fod.conf file contains FOD configuration information. All sections are required.

The command fodinfo displays configuration information from this file.

Parameters section

Defines FOD configuration.

Structure

The first and last lines are:

Begin Parameters
 
End Parameters 

Each subsequent line describes one configuration parameter. All parameters are required.

FOD_ADMIN

Syntax

FOD_ADMIN=user_name

Description

The FOD administrator. Specify a valid UNIX user account.

FOD_CLUSTERNAME

Syntax

FOD_CLUSTERNAME=cluster_name

Description

The FOD cluster name.

FOD_LICENSE_FILE

Syntax

FOD_LICENSE_FILE=dir

Description

Location of the FOD license file.

FOD_LOG_DIR

Syntax

FOD_LOG_DIR=dir

Description

Location of the FOD log files.

FOD_PORT

Syntax

FOD_PORT=integer

Description

UDP port used by FOD. Specify any port number from 512 to 65536.

FOD_WORK_DIR

Syntax

FOD_LOG_DIR=dir

Description

Location of the FOD working files.

Hosts section

Lists the FOD master host candidates.

Structure

The Hosts section begins and ends with the lines Begin Hosts and End Hosts. The second line is column heading, HOSTNAME. Subsequent lines list candidate master hosts, one name per line:

Begin Hosts
HOSTNAME
host_name1
host_name2
End Hosts
HOSTNAME

Specify a fully qualified host name such as hostX.mycompany.com. The first host listed is the master..

The domain name may be omitted if all the hosts are in the same DNS domain.

Applications section

The application controlled by FOD. Specify only one application.

Structure

Begin Applications
NAME                     Path              PARAMS        FATAL_EXIT_VALUE
application_name       dir             parameters    (integer...)
End Applications
NAME

The name of the application managed by FOD.

PATH

The path to the location of the application.

PARAMS

The application parameters. Specify a dash (-) to indicate that the application has no parameters.

FATAL_EXIT_VALUE

Optional. Exit values for which FOD does not automatically restart the application. Specify a space-separated list of one or more exit values, within parentheses.