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6.6.47.0: Properties of generic servers

6.6.47.0: Properties of generic servers

Command line arguments
Specifies the command-line arguments to pass to the Java virtual machine (JVM) when the generic server is started.

Current State
Indicates the current state of the generic server. The next time the server is started, it will try to change to its desired state setting.

Desired state
Indicates the state the generic server should have the next time it is started.

Environment
Specifies the environment variables and variable values to be used by the server.

To set variables, click the Environment field to display a dialog box. In this box, enter variable names and values, clicking the Add button after each entry.

Executable
Specifies the path name of the server executable. Relative path names are associated with the server working directory.

Executable in use
Indicates the current executable.

Generic Server Name
Specifies a name by which to manage the generic server.

Group ID
Specifies the name of the operating system group under which to run the server.

Note that the operating system group must exist on the machine where the server will run before that server is started. This group must be assigned the necessary operating system privileges for performing operations, such as creating output files on the local file system. Additional information specific to operating system

Group ID in use
Indicates the current group ID in use by the server.

Maximum startup attempts
Specifies the number of times to try starting the server before discontinuing attempts.

Name
Specifies a name for the generic server. The name must be unique within the administrative domain to which the generic server belongs.

Node
Specifies the name of node on which the server runs.

Parent
Specifies the node (physical machine) on which the generic server code is located.

Ping initial timeout
Specifies the maximum time in seconds for the server to finish initialization. After this time elapses, the administrative server attempts to restart the server.

Ping interval
Specifies the frequency of communication attempts between the server and the administrative server, to ensure that the server is running.

Adjust this value based on your requirements for restarting failed servers. Decreasing the value detects failures sooner; increasing the value reduces the frequency of pings and reduces system overhead.

This value must be less than or equal to the Ping timeout value and less than or equal to the Ping initial timeout value.

Ping timeout
Specifies the maximum time in seconds that can elapse after the last successful ping, before the administrative server assumes the server has failed.

Adjust this value based on your requirements for restarting failed servers. Decreasing the value shortens the time a server can be down before any restart attempts.

This value must be a positive integer.

Process ID (PID)
Indicates the process ID of the generic server.

Process priority
Specifies the operating system process priority under which to run the server. The lower the number, the greater the importance of the process. Additional information specific to operating system

This value must be a positive integer.

Process priority in use
Indicates the current process priority of the server.

Server Name
Specifies a name by which to manage the generic server.

Standard error (stderr)
Specifies the standard error stream for the operating system.

If the value of this property is set to the null string (""), the stream is set to the null device.

If this property is set to a relative path name, the path is associated with the server working directory. Any class of trace output can be redirected to this file. By default, the output of the fatal, error and audit trace classes is sent to this file.

Additional information specific to operating system

  • Default: The file stderr.txt in the server working directory

Standard error (stderr) in use
Indicates the current standard error stream in use by the server.

Additional information specific to operating system

Standard input (stdin)
Specifies the standard input stream for the operating system.

If this property is set to the null string (""), the stream is set to the null device.

If this property is set to a relative path name, the path is relative to the server working directory.

Additional information specific to operating system

Standard input (stdin) in use
Indicates the current standard input stream in use by the server.

Additional information specific to operating system

Standard output (stdout)
Specifies the standard output stream for the operating system.

If this property is set to the null string (""), the stream is set to the null device.

If this property is set to a relative path name, the path is associated with the server working directory.

Additional information specific to operating system

  • Default: The file stdout.txt in the server working directory.

Standard output (stdout) in use
Indicates the current standard output stream in use by the server.

Additional information specific to operating system

Start time
Indicates the most recent start time of the server.

State
Indicates the current state of the generic server. The next time this server is started, it will try to change to its desired state setting.
UID
Specifies the user ID of the operating system under which to run the generic server.

Note that the operating system user must exist on the machine where the server will run before that server is started. This user must be assigned the necessary operating system privileges for performing operations such as creating output files on the local file system.

Additional information specific to operating system

  • Legal Values: String of 8 or fewer characters
  • Default: The ID used by the administrative server

Umask
Specifies an octal value that sets the operating system file creation mask for the server.

The file creation mask specifies permissions that cannot initially be granted for new files. When a new file is created, the system refuses to grant the permissions specified in the file creation mask.

For example, a mask of 022 prevents write permission to group members who own the file and to all other users who do not own the file.

A mask of 022 grants the owner all permissions; it leaves the owner's permissions the way the system specifies them.

If the system creates a file with privilege values of 777 (read, write and execute permissions for owner, group and other), a file creation mask of 022 causes the creation of the file with 755 privilege values (all permissions for the owner, but only read and execute permissions for group and other).

  • Legal Values: An integer in the octal range 0 through 0777

Umask in use
Indicates the mask in use by the server.

User ID
Specifies the User ID (UID) under which the generic server should run.

User ID in use
Indicates the user ID (UID) in use.

Working directory
Specifies the local directory in which to run the server. This directory is used to determine the locations of input and output files with relative path names. After starting a server, it is recommended that you do not change the server working directory.

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