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Chapter 4Managing your network database57hostconfigWith the introduction of ER, the existing /cas/bin/hostconfig script is given additionalfunctionality.During initial installation, hostconfig adds the subhosts to the ER configuration. The script readsthe host table on the nethost and defines every subhost in the installation.The hostconfig script performs the following tasks:• Starts up the database on the nethost• Checks if it is necessary to stop <strong>Picture</strong> <strong>Perfect</strong> on the nethost• Checks if all subhosts configured in the host table are reachable through the network• Checks if SSH is properly configured for all subhosts• Enters a loop on all subhosts to configure services and Informix sqlhosts files• Checks the UTC time configuration• Starts up the subhost database• Begins setting all items needed by ER:- Informix sqlhosts file- Sequence objects- Primary keys and shadow columns- Triggers and stored procedures- ER server and table replicates• Synchronizes all servers• Shows a report of final statusWhile hostconfig is running, all new (except nethost) or recovered servers automatically enter in aprocess of database synchronization, depending on the database restore status. Since the processof synchronizing a database can take several minutes, depending on the number of records in thereplicated tables, a progress report is shown on the screen. The progress report indicates the currenttable, number of records to synchronize, start time and expected time to finish the process as shownin the example below:----------------------------------------------------------------------<strong>Picture</strong> <strong>Perfect</strong> hostconfig utility - Version <strong>4.6</strong> 04/25/2011Copyright (C) 1989-2011 UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc.----------------------------------------------------------------------Checking sqlhosts file... bctalford[*]Processing [bctdover]Server [bctdover] already set up for ER... [skipping].Processing [bctalford]Service and port were okayChecking for [bctalford] database.... Starting up, please wait .... [Done].Updating sqlhosts file for [bctalford]...Stopping Informix database to update sqlhosts with subhost‘bctalford’..[Done].Starting the Informix database.. [Done].Copying .netrc to bctalford ppadmin and ppapp home directories [Done].Updating hcomm_ingrp field on host table...Checking for replication status... [Done}.Configuring sqlhost file for ER... [Done].Configuring remote sqlhosts file(s) for ER... [Done].

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