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    Shutting down Aleph server for electrical work

     

    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23
    • Relevant for Installation Type: Dedicated-Direct, Direct, Local, Total Care

     

    Description

    What is the proper way to shut down an Aleph server in preparation for electrical work (or other work requiring that the server be down)?

    Resolution

    Assuming an all-in-one server (rather than a TWO_TIER setup), all of the following components need to be shut down:  aleph, apache, ARC -- if the server is running ARC-- and oracle.  They could be shut down individually, manually, using the $alephe_root/aleph_shutdown, the $alephe_root/apache/bin/apachectl, and util o/1/2 -- for Oracle, with  Oracle being shut down last.  

    In starting the server manually:  oracle, aleph, apache, and ARC.  Oracle needs to be first.
     
    The /exlibris/startup/init.dat file should be set up to do all of the above automatically.  In order for a particular stop/start line in init.dat to be active, it must have "Y" in the first column.   

    The command to execute the init.dat for shutting down the server is, as root:

      /etc/init.d/exlibris stop 

    and, for starting it:

      /etc/init.d/exlibris start
     

     

     


    • Article last edited: 13-Apr-2016