Verify the ARS.INI file

The ars.ini file contains information about Content Manager OnDemand instances. Review the files to determine that the parameters specify information that is correct for your Content Manager OnDemand system

About this task

Note: The ARS.INI file must be in code page 1047. That is, the delimiters in the header line for the instances must be X'AD' (left bracket character) and X'BD' (right bracket character).

A Content Manager OnDemand instance is a logical server environment made up of a database, a library server, and one or more object servers. An instance is defined in the ars.ini file by naming the instance, identifying the name of the database used by the instance, and identifying the library server on which the database will be maintained. An instance has its own cache storage file systems. The cache storage file systems are defined in the ars.cache file on each object server.

When you install the Content Manager OnDemand software, the ars.ini file contains information about the default instance named ARCHIVE. The following shows an example of the ars.ini file.

[@SRV@_ARCHIVE]
HOST=
PROTOCOL=2
PORT=0
SRVR_INSTANCE=ARSDBASE
SRVR_INSTANCE_OWNER=ARSSERVR
SRVR_OD_CFG=/usr/lpp/ars/V9R5M0/config/ars.cfg
SRVR_SM_CFG=/usr/lpp/ars/V9R5M0/config/ars.cache

Verify that the parameters in the ars.ini file specify information that is correct for your Content Manager OnDemand system. To verify the file, log on as the super user or as any user set up with appropriate permissions. Change to the /usr/lpp/ars/V9R5M0/config directory. Use a standard text editor to modify the file.

Note:

For a distributed library / object server system, configure one copy of the ars.ini file on each server that is part of the Content Manager OnDemand system.
If you change the default instance from ARCHIVE to another value, it is recommended that you specify the instance on the arsdb command. Otherwise, you might receive this error: arsdb unable to determine database engine