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VCS environment variables

VCS environment variables lists VCS environment variables.

VCS environment variables

Environment Variable

Definition and Default Value

vcs_conf 

Root directory for VCS configuration files. 

Default: /etc/VRTSvcs 


  Note   If this variable is added or modified you must reboot the system to apply the changes.


vcs_domain 

The Security domain in which users are configured. 

vcs_domaintype 

Type of domain: unixpwd, nt, nis, nisplus, or vx.  

vcs_diag 

Directory where VCS dumps HAD cores. 

vcs_enable_ldf 

Designates whether or not log data files (LDFs) are generated. If set to 1, LDFs are generated. If set to 0, they are not. 

vcs_home 

Root directory for VCS executables. 

Default: /opt/VRTSvcs 

vcs_host 

VCS node on which ha commands will be run. 

vcs_gab_port 

GAB port to which VCS connects. 

Default:

vcs_gab_timeout 

Timeout in milliseconds for HAD to send heartbeats to GAB.  

Default: 15000 


  Note   If the specified timeout is exceeded, GAB kills HAD, and all active service groups on system are disabled.


vcs_had_restart_timeout 

Set this variable to designate the amount of time the hashadow process waits (sleep time) before restarting HAD. 

Default:

vcs_log 

Root directory for log files and temporary files. 

Default: /var/VRTSvcs 


  Note   If this variable is added or modified you must reboot the system to apply the changes.


vcs_service 

Name of configured VCS service. 

Default: vcs 


  Note   The specified service should be configured before starting the VCS engine (HAD). If a service is not specified, the VCS engine starts with port 14141.


vcs_temp_dir 

Directory in which temporary information required by, or generated by, hacf is stored. 

Default: /var/VRTSvcs 

This directory is created in /tmp under the following conditions: 

  • The variable is not set.
  • The variable is set but the directory to which it is set does not exist.
  • The utility hacf cannot find the default location.