Caché Basic System Management Guide

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Contents

Preface

Other References

Questions About InterSystems Documentation

Chapter 1 Running Caché

Start Caché [configuration_name]

Configuration Manager

Remote System Access

Preferred Server [Server name]

Starting Caché on a Windows System

Starting Caché Automatically on Windows NT Systems

Starting Caché on a UNIX System

Starting Caché for UNIX from the Command Line

Starting Caché for UNIX Automatically

Starting Caché on an OpenVMS System

Load Shared Image with CACHE$STARTUP.COM

Starting Caché for OpenVMS from a Command Line

Specify the Configuration to Start

Changing the Default Startup Configuration of Caché on Windows

Starting with a Different Configuration on UNIX and OpenVMS

Entering Caché

Overview of Caché Entry Methods

Logging on to Your Local System

Logging In to Caché on UNIX and OpenVMS Systems

Setting Up Your Caché System

Configuring Remote System Access

How Caché Protects Your Data

Maintaining Caché

Shutting Down Caché

Important Shutdown Information

Privileges You Need to Shut Down the System

Shutting Down Caché on Windows

Shutting Down Caché on UNIX

To Perform a Normal Caché Shutdown on OpenVMS:

Chapter 2 Configuring Caché

Configuring your Caché System

Creating a Caché Configuration File

Editing the Active System Configuration

Editing a Non-Active System Configuration

Activating a System Configuration

Deleting a System Configuration

Tuning your System Configuration

Configuring Caché Namespaces

Creating a Namespace

Changing a Namespace Name

Modifying Database Mapping

Adding Global and Routine Mapping to a Namespace

Changing Global and Routine Mapping

Deleting a Namespace

Caché License Configuration

Types of Licenses

Retired License Types

The License Server

License Location

Creating a License for Your System

Creating a License Server

Connecting to a License Server

Working with a Primary License Authority

Refreshing the License Allocation

Allocating Licenses

Receiving Allocated Licenses

Chapter 3 Managing Caché Databases

Caché Database Organization

A Caché Database Contains Up to Eight Extents

File Names for Caché Databases

Identifying Databases by Primary Extent

Identifying Databases by Namespace

Local Databases Folder

Understanding the Local Databases Details Window

Manipulating Caché Databases

Specifying Database Properties

Limiting Access Before You Modify a Database

Creating a Database

Default Caché Database Properties

Enlarging a Caché Database

Caché Expands a Database by Adding Maps

Enlarging the Database by Adding an Extent

Enlarging the Database by Increasing the Number of Allocated MB

Modifying Databases

Deleting Databases

Mounting and Dismounting Databases

Maintaining Database Integrity

CHECKMAP - Check Allocation Map

Checking the Summary Count of the Allocation Map

Checking the Map Label

An Example of the CHECKMAP utility

Database Integrity Check

Troubleshooting

Chapter 4 Managing Processes

Managing Processes with System Utilities

Displaying Process Information

Maximum Number of Processes

Using the Processes Task Folder to Display Process Information

Changing the Process Statistics Displayed

Understanding Process Information

Displaying Process Details

Using the Processes Task Folder to Debug a Process

Stopping a Process

Suspending a Process

Resuming a Suspended Process

Terminating a Process

Broadcasting Messages to Terminals

Broadcasting to All Processes

Broadcasting to Selected Processes

Displaying and Deleting Locks

Understanding Caché Locking

Local Locks

Remote Locks

Remote Lock Information on Both Systems

Remote Outgoing Locks Do Not Mean Lock is Granted

Deleting Locks

Deleting Remote Locks

Deleting a Single Lock

Deleting All Locks for a Process

Deleting All Locks for a Server

Managing the Lock Table

Free Up Processes Hung in a Deadly Embrace

Free Up Space in the Lock Table

Enlarging the Lock Table

Lock Table Overflow Message

Chapter 5 Managing Database Integrity

Summary of Database Integrity

Database Physical Integrity

Backup/Restore Strategy

Backups are Concurrent

Database List for Backup

Setting Backup Location for a Backup Task

Backup File Names

Example of Backup File Names

Creating Additional Backup Tasks

Deleting a Backup Task

Running Backups

Backup Task Time and Status

Adding New Directories

Performing Multivolume Backups

Backup Log Files

Viewing a Backup Log

Caché Journaling

Differences Between Journaling and Write Image Journaling

Journal Daemon Created at Startup

When Journaling is Required

The Journal File

Globals in Transactions are Journaled Automatically

Journaling on a Network

Uses of the Journal

Restoring a Database from the Journal

Automatic Journaling of Transactions

Rolling Back Incomplete Transactions

Journaling Setup

Enabling Journaling at Startup

Caché Switches Journal Files Automatically

Configuring Journaling

Viewing the Journal File

Chapter 6 Monitoring Your System

Caché System Viewer

Interpreting the Caché System Viewer

Monitoring System Performance in Windows

Using the Performance Monitor (NT Only)

Using the Resource Meter & System Monitor (Windows 95/98 Only)

Adjusting Idle Sensitivity (for Windows 95/98 Only)

Monitoring System Performance with UNIX Utilities

Monitoring System Performance with OpenVMS Utilities

ViewPoint Monitoring Utility

Configuring ViewPoint

Starting the ViewPoint Host Collector

Starting the ViewPoint Host Manually on Windows NT

Start the ViewPoint Server and Host Manually on a UNIX System

Using ViewPoint

Opening the ViewPoint Client and Connecting to a ViewPoint Host

Opening the ViewPoint client and an Existing ViewPoint Trace File

Using the Sample Environment

ViewPoint Caché Metrics

ViewPoint Caché General Metrics

ViewPoint Caché Resource Metrics

ViewPoint Caché Metrics for DTM

ViewPoint User Metrics

Creating User-metric Tables

Index

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