We start/stop oracle with an init.d script so oracle's start/stop is part of Linux's boot and shutdown sequence.
> -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On > Behalf Of Robert J McCarthy > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:46 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown > > The "CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN" command has helped to clarify our problem. It > appear that the problem may be in the way linux shuts itself dowm. With > the > command, it appear that everthing works as designed from a vm > standpoint; > however linux never seems to complete it's shutdown. Although a guest > is > given 30 minutes to complete it's shutdown, linux appear to send a > shutdown > complete message back to vm within 30 seconds. We have the "shutdown - > h" in > the inittab. in our systems, Oracle is in the process of shutting down > when > linux pulls the plug. How do any of you handle oracle/linux shutdown. > Below > is a listing of the linux log for one of the guests shutting down. Is > it > similar to what you see : > Jun 7 01:44:59 zoracle2 syslog-ng[1780]: STATS: dropped 0 > Jun 7 02:02:28 zoracle2 shutdown[4266]: shutting down for system > reboot > Jun 7 02:02:28 zoracle2 init: Switching to runlevel: 6 > Jun 7 02:02:30 zoracle2 multipathd: mpvol1: stop event checker thread > Jun 7 02:02:30 zoracle2 multipathd: mpvol3: stop event checker thread > Jun 7 02:02:30 zoracle2 multipathd: mpvol4: stop event checker thread > Jun 7 02:02:31 zoracle2 multipathd: mpvol5: stop event checker thread > Jun 7 02:02:31 zoracle2 su: (to oracle) root on /dev/pts/8 > Jun 7 02:02:31 zoracle2 multipathd: mpvol2: stop event checker thread > Jun 7 02:02:31 zoracle2 multipathd: mpvol6: stop event checker thread > Jun 7 02:02:31 zoracle2 multipathd: mpvol6: stop event checker thread > Jun 7 02:02:37 zoracle2 xinetd[2288]: Exiting... > Jun 7 02:02:37 zoracle2 sshd[2302]: Received signal 15; terminating. > Jun 7 02:02:38 zoracle2 su: (to oracle) root on /dev/pts/8 > Jun 7 02:02:46 zoracle2 kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped. > Jun 7 02:02:46 zoracle2 kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating. > Jun 7 02:02:48 zoracle2 syslog-ng[1780]: syslog-ng version 1.6.8 going > down > Jun 7 05:56:37 zoracle2 syslog-ng[2311]: syslog-ng version 1.6.8 > starting > Thanks, Bob This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
