Responsibilities of the Process Sentinels

The following list describes the responsibilities of the Process Sentinels:

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Start processes during a server start up or on a system administrator's request. It will control the order in which the processes are started.

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Detect failed processes and restart them automatically.

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Shut down processes when the system is shut down or when the administrator requests a subset of the system to be stopped.

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Pause the entire system, a group of processes or a single process.

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Detect SWDIR\logs\sw_error and SWDIR\logs\sw_warn files and send a work item to the system administrator (swadmin) informing them that the file has been created and on which server.

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Check that there is enough disk space using the SWDIR\fspart file (you can configure which partitions to check). In case of lack of space, a work item is sent to the administrator informing them of the situation.

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Monitor other Process Sentinels and restart them if they fail - see Restarting Failed Process Sentinels.

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Provide interfaces for integration with TIBCO Hawk® - for more information, see the TIBCO iProcess Engine: Administrator’s Guide.

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Maintain the list of all active user logins.