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Disabling Autolaunch
Setting Bulk Server Launch on an IBM RS/6000 AIX
Computer
The following is the bulk server launch string on an IBM RS/6000 AIX computer:
%C %H –n “poe –pgmmodel mpmd –resd no –tasks_per_node 1\
-procs %N –hostfile %t1 –cmdfile %t2 %F”
where the options unique to this command are:
%N The number of servers that TotalView launches.
%t1 A temporary file created by TotalView that contains a
list of the hosts on which tvdsvr runs. This is the information
you enter in the Temp File 1 Prototype field on
the Bulk Launch Page.
TotalView generates this information by expanding the
%R symbol. This is the information you enter in the
Temp File 2 Prototype field on the Bulk Launch Page.
%t2 A file that contains the commands to start the tvdsvr
processes on each computer. TotalView creates these
lines by expanding the following template:
tvdsvr –working_directory %D \
–callback %L –set_pw %P \
–verbosity %V
Information on the options and expansion symbols is in the “TotalView Debugger
Server (tvdsvr) Syntax” chapter of the TotalView Reference Guide.
Disabling Autolaunch
If after changing autolaunching options, TotalView still can’t automatically
start tvdsvr, you must disable autolaunching and start tvdsvr manually.
Before trying to manually start the server, you must clear the Enable single
debug server launch check box on the Launch Strings Page of the File >
Preferences Dialog Box.
CLI: dset TV::server_launch_enabled
You can use the procedure described in “Setting Up and Starting the TotalView
Server” on page 81 to get the program started. You will also need to enter a
host name and port number in the bottom section of the File > New
Program Dialog Box. This disables autolaunching for the current connection.
If you disable autolaunching, you must start tvdsvr before you load a remote executable
or attach to a remote process.
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