Environment
Cluster Services 1.6
Cluster Services 1.7
Novell NetWare 6.0
Novell NetWare 6.5
Cluster Services 1.7
Novell NetWare 6.0
Novell NetWare 6.5
Situation
When bringing down a cluster node the server will broadcast to all
connected user that the server is going down.
While this is a useful informational message in smaller
environments it is often not desired in a cluster environment
because a node can brought down at any time without interrupting
services.
Sending a broadcast is a user interruption and does not
matter at all becauses the services the user is using will continue
to run on another node.
How to prevent the server down message in a clustered environment
How to prevent the server down message in a clustered environment
Resolution
An enhancement request has been made to disable server down
broadcast message.
A possible workaround is to create a file shutdown.ncf and place it in SYS:\SYSTEM which will be executed automatically before a server is going down.
To prevent the broadcast when going down add this line to
the file:
SET Disable Broadcast Notifications Process=ON
A possible workaround is to create a file shutdown.ncf and place it in SYS:\SYSTEM which will be executed automatically before a server is going down.
As this will disable all broadcast messages including possibly
useful messages and warnings you need to add the following line to
your autoexec.ncf to allow broadcasting messages whne the server is
up:
Additional Information
Formerly known as TID# 10091867