User manual

mdce
Purpose Install, start, stop, or uninstall mdce service
Syntax mdce install
mdce uninsta ll
mdce start
mdce stop
mdce console
mdce restart
mdce ... -md cedef <mdce_def aults_file>
mdce status
Description The mdce service ensures that all other processes are running and that
it is possible to communicate w ith them. Once the mdce service is
running, you can use the
nodestatus command to obtain information
about the mdce service and all the processes it maintains.
mdce install installsthemdceserviceintheWindowsServiceControl
Manager. This causes the service to automatically start when Windows
boots up. T he service must be installed before it is started.
mdce uninsta ll uninstalls the mdce service from the Windows Service
Control Manager. N ote that if you wish to install mdce service as a
different u ser, you must first uninstall the service and then reinstall
as the new user.
mdce start starts the mdce service. This creates the required logging
and checkpo in tin g directories, and then starts the service as specified
in the mdce defaults file.
mdce stop stops running the mdce service. This automatically stops all
job managers and workers on the computer, but leaves their checkpoint
information intact s o that they will start again when the mdce service
is started again.
mdce console starts the mdce service as a process in the current
terminal or command window rather than as a service running in the
background.
mdce restart performs the equivalent of mdc e stop followed by mdce
start
. This command is available only on UNIX and Macintosh.
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