VCS Environmental Variables (UNIX)

The following variables are used to configure common VCS processes.

Variable

Definition

Default

VCS_CONF

Root directory for VCS configuration files.

/etc/VRTSvcs

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

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.

1

VCS_HOME

Root directory for VCS executables.

/opt/VRTSvcs

VCS_GAB_PORT

GAB port to which VCS connects.

h

VCS_GAB_TIMEOUT

Timeout in milliseconds for HAD to send heartbeats to GAB.

15000

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

VCS_HAD_RESTART_TIMEOUT

User must set this variable to designate the amount of time the hashadow process waits (“sleep time”) before restarting HAD.

0

VCS_LOG

Root directory for log files and temporary files.

/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.

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.

/var/VRTSvcs

NOTE: 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.