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Startup and Shutdown

APP_NAME_LIST

Permits the server configuration file to create a list of arbitrary names that can be retrieved by clients.


CACHE_LINE

Under multi-CPU systems, ensure this setting matches your equipment to increase performance by reducing false sharing in CPU caches.

 
CHECK_CONFIG

Forces FairCom DB to continue processing the configuration file when an error occurs.

 
COMPATIBILITY NO_EXTERNAL_SHUTDOWN

Disallow server shutdown attempts made by external c-tree clients.

 
CONSOLE CTRL_C_ENABLE

Permit <CTRL>+C to stop the FairCom Server.

 
CONSOLE NO_MESSAGEBOX

Deactivates error messages coming to the console in the form of a message box.

 
CONSOLE NO_PWRDWNPASSWORD

Bypasses the ADMIN group User ID and password validation typically required at shutdown.

 
CONSOLE NO_SHUTDOWN_PROMPT

Disables the shutdown prompt, which is used to acknowledge the shutdown to prevent an accidental unload.

 
CONSOLE TOOL_TRAY

On Windows, starts the FairCom Server in background, displaying only an icon in the Windows tool tray.

 
CONSOLE W9X_SERVICE

Windows 95/98 only: Execute the FairCom Server as a Windows 95/98 service.

 
CTSRVR_CFG

Specify the configuration file used when executing the FairCom Server from the command line.

 
DNODEQ_SHUTDOWN_LIMIT

Specifies a limit on the number of delete node queue entries that FairCom DB processes when it is shutting down.

 
NO_SHUTDOWN_FLUSH

Skips the file flushing of the specified file during server shutdown.

PLUGIN

Specifies a specially designed plugin module (a DLL or shared library) to be loaded and initialized at startup.

PLUGIN_CALLBACK

Enable loading generic, user-defined libraries once at server startup, and unloading them at server shutdown.

 
PROCESS_PRIORITY

Specifies the FairCom Server's process priority.

 
PROCESS_EXIT_COMMAND

Runs a command when the FairCom DB process calls the system function exit().

 
SIGNAL_DOWN

Launches the specified application when the FairCom Server comes down.

 
SIGNAL_READY

Launches an application when the FairCom Server comes up.

STACK_DUMP

Control stack generation.

 
USER_SIGNAL_DOWN

Defines functionality to occur at Server shutdown.

 
USER_SIGNAL_READY

Defines functionality to occur at Server startup.

 
WAIT_ON_SHUTDOWN_SEC

Permits explicit control on how long to wait for server shutdown.

 
Diagnostics

Diagnostics keywords are intended to be used to help collect data to be analyzed for troubleshooting. The use of these keywords should be avoided in normal operation as they may cause additional overhead (e.g., logging).

 
DIAGNOSTICS FULL_DUMP

On Windows: Enables the generation of a mini-dump file with a full memory dump.

 
DIAGNOSTICS SHUTDOWN_COMM

Logs messages showing the operations performed at server shutdown to disconnect client connections.

In This Section

APP_NAME_LIST

CACHE_LINE

CHECK_CONFIG

COMPATIBILITY NO_EXTERNAL_SHUTDOWN

CONSOLE CTRL_C_ENABLE

CONSOLE NO_MESSAGEBOX

CONSOLE NO_PWRDWNPASSWORD

CONSOLE NO_SHUTDOWN_PROMPT

CONSOLE TOOL_TRAY

CONSOLE W9X_SERVICE

CTSRVR_CFG

DNODEQ_SHUTDOWN_LIMIT

NO_SHUTDOWN_FLUSH

PLUGIN

PLUGIN_CALLBACK

PROCESS_PRIORITY

PROCESS_EXIT_COMMAND

SIGNAL_DOWN

SIGNAL_READY

STACK_DUMP

USER_SIGNAL_DOWN

USER_SIGNAL_READY

WAIT_ON_SHUTDOWN_SEC

DIAGNOSTICS SHUTDOWN_COMM

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