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Stopping the PATROL Agent for UNIX with a configuration utility script

This section explains how to use a script to call the PATROL configuration utility, pconfig, which will stop the PATROL Agent on a UNIX host.

You can use the PATROL utility, pconfig, to stop the agent. Create a shell script that resembles the following example:

# change to the PATROL installation directory
cd /OPT/PATROL/PATROL3
# run the script to setup your environment. This syntax assumes sh or ksh. For csh, use "source ./.patrolrc"
. ./patrolrc.sh
# change to the binary directory
cd $<PATROL_HOME>/bin
# execute pconfig to kill the agent
./pconfig +KILL +verbose -port <portnumber> -host <hostname>
# allow agent to shutdown before OS removes resources
sleep 2

 

Warning

Note

The short sleep command gives the agent time to close up its files and shutdown its child processes before the operating system starts to remove resources as part of its normal shutdown procedure. Experiment with your sleep interval. It will vary based on hardware, processes running external to PATROL, number of applications, instances, and parameters running, and other environmental factors.

 

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BMC PATROL Agent 9.6