PMDF System Manager's Guide

The PMDF CONFIGURE QUEUES utility configures a generic MAIL$BATCH queue to run a site-specified number of PMDF Process Symbiont queues. The PMDF CONFIGURE QUEUES utility will ask you how many Process Symbiont queues you want to run, and which node you want to run each on. The utility then generates the following files in SYS$STARTUP:, pmdf_init_queues.com, pmdf_start_queues.com, pmdf_stop_queues.com, and pmdf_delete_queues.com.

Example 9-1 shows a sample PMDF queue configuration utility dialogue.

Example 9-1 Example Process Symbiont Queue Configuration Dialogue on a Node ALPHA1

$ PMDF CONFIGURE QUEUES This utility will create the following command files SYS$STARTUP:PMDF_INIT_QUEUES.COM SYS$STARTUP:PMDF_START_QUEUES.COM SYS$STARTUP:PMDF_STOP_QUEUES.COM SYS$STARTUP:PMDF_DELETE_QUEUES.COM How many execution queues do you want? [4] 8 Do you want all queues to run on this node ALPHA1? [Y] Yes Do you want to initalize the queues now? [Y] Yes Do you want to start the queues now? [Y] Yes

The generated pmdf_init_queues.com procedure can be used to initialize your PMDF queues, and the pmdf_start_queues.com procedure can be used to start your PMDF queues. Such commands should be added to your system startup procedure. Generally PMDF queues are initialized early during system startup (before your networks are started) and these PMDF queues are then started a little later (after your networks are started).

pmdf_stop_queues.com and pmdf_delete_queues.com are provided for convenience in testing, but are not normally used in production; in particular, there is no need to stop PMDF queues before shutting down a system.