AUTOSTART

Valid for

Manager

Description

The AUTOSTART parameter specifies the processes to be automatically started by Manager. When Manager starts up it scans the list and attempts to start any listed process that is not already running. To activate changes to the list, stop and restart the Manager process.

Syntax

AUTOSTART [group_type] {group_name | process_name}
      [, ALLPROCESSES]

group_type

The type of group to be started. This is an optional entry, but if used must be one of the following.

• EXTRACT or EXT

• REPLICAT or REP

• ER (Extract and Replicat)

• LOGGER

• SYNCFILE or SYNC

• COORD (Coordinator)

group_name

The group name. Required entry for group types other than Logger. Wildcards can be used for part or all of the name.

Note: TASK groups that match the wildcard will not be started. To start a TASK group either specify a group without a wildcard or use the ALLPROCESSES option.

process_name

The Logger process name in the format $xxnnn. Required entry for the LOGGER group_type. Wildcards can be used for all or part of the name.

ALLPROCESSES

Specifies that TASK groups should be included in wildcarded groups to be started.

Examples

Example 1

The following will start all Replicat processes that begin with R20.

AUTOSTART REPLICAT R20*

Example 2

The following will start all Extracts.

AUTOSTART EXT *

Example 3

The following will start the logger named $ABC01.

AUTOSTART LOGGER $ABC01

Example 4

The following will start all groups that begin with R20 except TASK groups.

AUTOSTART R20*

Example 5

The following will start all groups, including TASK groups, that begin with R20.

AUTOSTART R20*, ALLPROCESSES