Global configuration file for ROBAR-SV

The global configuration file /etc/robar.conf of ROBAR-SV contains the configuration parameters which are important for executing all ROBAR-SV instances. It is created when ROBAR-SV is installed and is provided with the default values. It must be adjusted after the current configuration has been installed in the data center.

The ROBAR-SV Manager offers user-friendly functions to edit the global configuration file with the ROBAR editor, see section "Editing the global configuration file of the ROBAR server".

Sample global configuration file of ROBAR-SV

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# Global configuration file for ROBAR-SV: /etc/robar.conf
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# editor command
ROBAR_EDITOR="/usr/bin/vi"

# min_disk_space=<absolute_value>|<relative_value>
# This parameter manages the disk space controlling.
#   <absolute_value>: absolute free disk capacity in bytes
#   (permissible value range: 1000000 ... 2147483647 or 0)
#   <relative_value> percent notification (0% ... 99%).
# The value 0 or 0% disables the free space check.
# If the parameter is not specified or contains invalid
# data then the default value 1000000 is assumed.
min_disk_space=1000000

# max_trace_file_age=<absolute_value>
# This parameter manages the trace file age controlling based on
# the timestamp in the file name. Trace files that have timestamp
# older than <current_date> - max_trace_file_age are deleted.
# Trace file age is checked once a day and when the instance is started.
#   <absolute_value>: number of days
#   (permissible value range: 0 ... 100000)
# The value 0 disables the check of the trace file age.
# If the parameter is not specified or contains invalid
# data then the default value 0 is assumed.
max_trace_file_age=0

# This variable defines the directory into which
# the compressed tar files are to be shifted
# when the command RECOVER_DISK_FULL is executed.
ROBAR_BACKUP_DIR="/var/opt/fujitsu/robar"

# This variable defines the directory into which the compressed
# diagnostic data is to be shifted when the COLLECT_DIAG_DATA_[ABBA|SCSI]
# script (or the SAVE menu) is executed.
ROBAR_SAVE_DIR="/var/opt/fujitsu/robar"

# This variable defines the ROBAR-SV instances which are to be started
# automatically, e.g. 
# ABBA="abba_instance1,abba_instance2,abba_instance3"
# SCSI="scsi_instance1,scsi_instance2,scsi_instance3"
ABBA=""
SCSI=""

Information on the global configuration file

ROBAR_EDITOR configuration parameter
Defines the editor that is called in the DEFINES menu of ROBAR.

Default value: /usr/bin/vi

min_disk_space configuration parameter
Manages the disk space controlling.
The following specifications can be made:

<absolute_value>	Minimum available free disk space in bytes (permissible value range: 1000000 ... 2147483647 or 0)
<relative_value>	Minimum available free disk space in percent (permissible value range: 0% ... 99%).

When this configuration parameter is 0 or 0%, the available free storage space is not monitored. Default value when the configuration parameter is not specified: 1000000.

max_trace_file_age configuration parameter
Controls the deletion of old trace files. The following specification can be made:

<absolute_value>

Number of days (permissible value range: 0 ... 100000)

Files which are older than the value <current_date> - max_trace_file_age are deleted. The check takes place each day and when the ROBAR-SV instance is started.

When this configuration parameter is 0, the age of the trace files is not monitored.

In SE server installations max_trace_file_age=30 is set by default. Otherwise the default value is 0.

ROBAR_BACKUP_DIR configuration parameter
Defines the directory into which the compressed tar files are to be shifted when the command RECOVER_DISK_FULL is executed (see Info #1 in chapter "RECOVER_DISK_FULL script").
Default value: /var/opt/fujitsu/robar

ROBAR_SAVE_DIR configuration parameter
ROBAR_SAVE_DIR defines the place to which the diagnostic data should be saved by the SAVE function and by the COLLECT_DIAG_DATA_SCSI and COLLECT_DIAG_DATA_ABBA scripts. If the configuration parameter is not defined, the diagnostic data is saved to the /var/opt/fujitsu/robar directory.

ABBA, SCSI configuration parameter
Defines the ROBAR-SV instances which are to be started automatically, e.g. SCSI="scsi_instance1,scsi_instance2,scsi_instance3".
By default no ROBAR-SV instances are started automatically.

ROBAR-SV instances configured in this way are started by the Linux system if the latter has reached a specific “run level”. When the Linux system is shut down, these ROBAR-SV instances are automatically stopped.