You can automatically start or stop the Mirroring Controller arbitration process when the operating system on the arbitration server is started or stopped.

Perform the following procedure:

1. Create a unit file.

   Copy the unit file sample stored in the directory below, and revise it to match the target instance.

   Sample file

   /installDir/share/mcarboi.service.sample

   Example)
   In the following example, the installation directory is "/opt/fsepv<x>assistant", and the identifier of the arbitration process is "arbiter1". Note that "<x>" indicates the product version.

   # cp /opt/fsepv<x>assistant/share/mcarboi.service.sample /usr/lib/systemd/system/mcarboi_arbiter1.service

   Revise the underlined portions of the options below in the unit file.

   Section	Option	Specified value	Description
   Unit	Description	Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres Mirroring Controller Arbiter <arbitrationProcessId>	Specifies the feature overview. Specifies the identifier of the targeted arbitration process. (*1)
   Service	ExecStart	/bin/bash -c 'installDir/bin/mc_arb_std start installDir mirroringControllerArbitrationProcessMgmtDir mc_arbOption'	Command to be executed when the service is started. Specify the option you want to add when the mc_arb command (start mode) is executed without the -M option in the mc_arb option. Note that the content specified in this mc_arb option is carried over from the mc_arb_std command in "Specified value" to the mc_arb command.
   	ExecStop	/bin/bash -c 'installDir/bin/ mc_arb_std stop installDir mirroringControllerArbitrationProcessMgmtDir mc_arbOption'	Command to be executed when the service is stopped. Specify the option you want to add when the mc_arb command (stop mode) is executed without the -M option in the mc_arb option. Note that the content specified in this mc_arb option is carried over from the mc_arb_std command in "Specified value" to the mc_arb command.
   	User	User	Specify the account of the operating system user.
   	Group	Group	Specify the group to which the user belongs.

   *1: The arbitration process identifier used here is a name for identifying the Mirroring Controller arbitration process.

   The naming conventions for identifying the Mirroring Controller arbitration process are as follows:

   - Up to 16 bytes

   - The first character must be an ASCII alphabetic character

   - The other characters must be ASCII alphanumeric characters

2. Enable automatic start and stop.

   As the operating system superuser, use the systemctl command to enable automatic start and stop.

   Example)

   # systemctl enable mcarboi_arbiter1.service