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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 15, 2022

RELATED IDEAS

DSMCAD should write a PID File

DSMCAD is missing an option to write a PID file. When the daemon is started it forks into background and the started process vanishes. You can only grep the process list to get the PID of the running process. Tools like systemd need this information to monitor the state of the process and to restart the process if it somehow fails.

The unit file could then look like this:

[Service]
Type=forking
PIDFile=/var/run/dsmcad.pid
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dsmcad
Restart=on-failure

Idea priority High
  • Admin
    Juan Carlos Jimenez Fuentes
    Reply
    |     Jan 6, 2023

    IBM has evaluated the request, and has determined that it can not be implemented at this time. This request may be resubmitted for consideration after 18 months from the date of submission. The request submitter will automatically be notified by email when the request qualifies for reconsideration and resubmission. Please leverage existing scripting to mitigate.

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