Novell Cluster Services automatically starts after it is installed. Novell Cluster Services also automatically starts when you reboot your Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux server.
If you need to restart adminfs, you must stop Novell Cluster Services before you stop adminfs, or you can reboot the server.
IMPORTANT:If you are using iSCSI for shared disk system access, ensure that you have configured iSCSI initiators and targets to start prior to starting Novell Cluster Services. You can do this by entering the following at the Linux terminal console:
chkconfig open-iscsi on
If you stop Novell Cluster Services, you can restart it by doing the following:
Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user.
Use one of the following methods to start Novell Cluster Services:
At the terminal console prompt, go to the /etc/init.d directory and enter
./novell-ncs start
At the terminal console prompt, enter
rcnovell-ncs start
Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user.
Use one of the following methods to stop Novell Cluster Services:
Go to the /etc/init.d directory and enter
./novell-ncs stop
At the terminal prompt, enter
rcnovell-ncs stop
Novell Cluster Services automatically starts by default after it is installed and on server reboot.
To cause Novell Cluster Services to not start automatically after a server reboot:
Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user.
Enter the following at a Linux terminal console:
chkconfig novell-ncs off
Reboot the server.
After rebooting, you must manually start Novell Cluster Services by entering
rcnovell-ncs start
To cause Novell Cluster Services to resume starting automatically after a server reboot:
Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user.
Enter the following at a Linux terminal console:
chkconfig novell-ncs on
Reboot the server.