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NAME
       dgsvcd, dgsvcmid, dgsvctimd, dgsvcpwd, dgsvcinetd, dgsvccld -
       Data General AV/Alert service daemons

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/dgsvcd [ -u updatetime ]
       /usr/sbin/dgsvcmid [ line ]
       /usr/sbin/dgsvctimd
       /usr/sbin/dgsvcpwd
       /usr/sbin/dgsvcinetd
       /usr/sbin/dgsvccld

   where
       updatetime
              Number of minutes, must be 5 or greater.

       line   Device name, must start with /dev/tty. If this argument is
              present it must be last on the command line.

DESCRIPTION
       dgsvcd, the Data General service daemon, provides a central location
       for the management of system error information obtained from DG/UX
       device drivers.

       dgsvcmid, the Data General machine initiated callout daemon, directs
       error information to the appropriate Data General Customer Support
       Center.  This daemon expects a Hayes-compatible modem to be connected
       to the specified tty line.  The argument line is defined in the file
       /etc/dgux.params and is used by /sbin/rc.init during normal start up.
       The default value for line in /etc/dgux.params is /dev/tty00.  This
       is also the default if no argument is supplied.

       dgsvcinetd, a Data General network forwarding daemon, receives and
       directs error information via a Unix domain socket.  This daemon
       requires the tcpip package be installed.  The port number assigned
       for the service deamon to use is defined in /etc/services.

       dgsvccld, a Data General network forwarding daemon, receives and
       directs error information via the RPC mechanism.  This daemon
       requires the tcpip and ONC packages be installed.  The dgsvc_cld
       network forwarding daemon will run on any system with a modem.  It
       can be found by other systems by using the RPC broadcast mechanism,
       without operator assistance.

       dgsvctimd, a child process of dgsvcd, is used to timestamp service
       daemon activity.

       dgsvcpwd, the Data General service information daemon, monitors
       service information and reports changes to the appropriate Data
       General Customer Support Center.

       All these daemons are started at user run level 1 or greater with the
       exception of dgsvcinetd, which will start at run level 2 or greater,
       and



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        dgsvccld, which will start at run level3.  Logging and hardware
       error management are provided by dgsvcd unconditionally.  The DG/UX
       device drivers provide a special interface to dgsvcd by which
       messages may be passed from the kernel to the service daemon.  Upon
       receipt of a message from a device driver, the service daemon formats
       and logs the message in /var/adm/dgsvcmgr/dgsvcdlog.  In addition to
       device driver messages, dgsvcd posts its own error notifications in
       /var/adm/dgsvcmgr/dgsvcdlog.

       The primary Data General proprietary service feature supported by
       dgsvcd is machine-initiated callout of hardware errors to a Data
       General Customer Support Center.  Proprietary service features are
       available only to Data General customers who have signed the
       appropriate service agreement.

       Options are:

       -u    The amount of time to wait in between updating the time
             stamp file.

       line  Specifies a device name to use as a communication line.


EXAMPLES
       The following is an example of a message fielded by dgsvcd and
       written to /var/adm/dgsvcmgr/dgsvcdlog:

       (5-27-92 11:16:55) AV/Alert System: Insertion of disk array disk
        at position B0 (disk array adapter at address ffff1000)
       (5-27-92 11:16:55) Detail: 60000302 00060102 00000000 00000000
       (5-27-92 11:16:55)         00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000

       This message indicates that a disk unit has been inserted into the
       High Availability Disk Array subsystem chassis.

FILES
       /var/adm/dgsvcmgr/rbos.config  The configuration file for the system.

       /var/adm/dgsvcmgr/dgsvcdlog   The log file for dgsvcd.

       /etc/services                  Port number assignment file.

       /dev/fru/*                     Character special files through                                                 which DG/UX device drivers provide                                              messages to dgsvcd.

       /dev/fe                        The FE (Field Engineering) support                                              driver character special file                                                   which provides proprietary service                                              information to the service daemon.

DIAGNOSTICS
       dgsvcd exits with a status of 0 if it is unable to open any
       character special files in /dev/fru.  dgsvcd should never exit with
       a non-zero status.

SEE ALSO
       logger(1), services(4), dgssyslog(1M), dgsstrerr(1M), svcmgr(1M).




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