Configuring the Management Server to Run as a System Daemon

To have the management server start automatically when your system boots up

1. Create a file called mgmtserver containing the following and entering your installation directory:

   INSTALL_DIR=<enter installation directory>
   BIN_DIR=$INSTALL_DIR/managementserver/bin
   case "$1" in
   start)
   echo "Starting Verastream Management Server"
   $BIN_DIR/server start
   
   RETVAL=0
   ;;
   stop)
   echo "Stopping Verastream Management Server"
   $BIN_DIR/server stop
   
   RETVAL=0
   ;;
   status) echo "Current Verastream Management Server status"
   $BIN_DIR/server status
   
   RETVAL=0
   ;;
   restart) echo "Restart Verastream Management Server"
   echo "-- stopping management server --"
   $BIN_DIR/server stop
   echo "-- starting management server --"
   $BIN_DIR/server start
   
   RETVAL=0
   ;;
   *)
   echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart}"
   RETVAL=1
   ;;
   esac
   exit $RETVAL</code>
   

2. Then, complete the following steps
   1. Copy the file to the /etc/init.d directory
   2. Set the file permission. Run chmod using the value 755. For example, chmod 755 mgmtserver
   3. Run chkconfig to add the initialization script. For example, chkconfig --add mgmtserver