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To start a virtual business service, use the following command from a host on any of the clusters that are part of the virtual business service. The command brings the service groups online in the required order.
UNIX systems:
# /opt/VRTSvbs/bin/vbssvc -start vbs_name
Windows systems:
"C:\Program Files\VERITAS\VRTSvbs\bin\vbssvc.exe" -start vbs_name
The start operation on a VBS brings online all the children of a service group present in the same VBS before bringing online the service group itself. It does not take into account child service groups that are outside the VBS in question. Any local VCS dependencies of a service group are still honored, whether or not they are a part of the same VBS.
If any tier is in UNKNOWN state, the CLI prompts you to choose whether the start operation must proceed after ignoring the tiers in UNKNOWN state. If you enter Y, the tiers in UNKNOWN state are ignored from the VBS. This is useful when you want to start a VBS when some of its tiers are down.
Note that any dependencies associated with the tier in UNKNOWN state are ignored if you choose to continue with the operation ignoring the tiers in UNKNOWN state. The ignored tiers are not considered as members of the VBS for the start operation.
A task ID is displayed when you run the start command. You can optionally associate a user-defined tag name with the operation by specifying it in the vbssvc -start command with the -tag <tag_name> option. You can use the tag_name or the task ID to track the progress of the of the operation.
The vbssvc -start command supports automatic starting of VMware virtual machines before it brings the service groups on the virtual machines online. However, you must enable the Start VM option on the Configure Dependencies - Specify VM start/stop panel in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager.
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In the case of disaster recovery or planned migration of VBS, you can use the command line to automatically start the VMware machines before the service groups are brought online. |
A virtual machine start operation through the vbssvc -start command is supported only for ApplicationHA or single node VCS clusters.
To terminate the start operation from the command line (for example, if the command becomes unresponsive), use the vbssvc -flush command.
UNIX systems:
# /opt/VRTSvbs/bin/vbssvc -flush vbs_name
Windows systems:
"C:\Program Files\VERITAS\VRTSvbs\bin\vbssvc.exe" -flush vbs_name