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Database Administration Installation Guide
Setting the BMC_LOCAL Environment Variable
The BMC_LOCAL environment variable specifies a directory that is
managed by one instance of the Database Administration scheduler,
running as the user who started the server. This directory contains all
scheduler-generated persistent files and job directories. Because the
server uses these files and directories to track the creation, scheduling,
and execution of users’ jobs, the number and contents of these items
changes constantly.
For example, job directories are created only when clients schedule jobs,
and the directories can be deleted by the clients. Because these
directories are created with the same ownership as the running server and
scheduler processes, the directories coexist in one directory that is
defined by the BMC_LOCAL directory.
The directory that BMC_LOCAL defines has the following restrictions:
• The directory cannot be the same directory that you specify for
BMC_HOME. This restriction protects the installation directory and
files. If you attempt to set BMC_LOCAL to the same directory as
BMC_HOME,
patroldb displays an error and prompts you to provide
another path.
In addition,
patroldb ensures that BMC_LOCAL points to a directory
that is writable by the user ID running
patroldb. See “Starting,
Stopping, and Querying the Servers with patroldb” on page 4-2 for
more information about
patroldb.
SINIX
export BMC_HOME=/usr/bmc/PDBAdmin/sinix/
v.r
Solaris
export BMC_HOME=/usr/bmc/PDBAdmin/sol/
v.r
Table 3-2 BMC_HOME Default Settings (Unix Host) (Part 2 of 2)
Operating
System
Setting for BMC_HOME
