mbx_helper — Apollo

MBX_HELPER -- Establish capability for inter-node interprocess communication.


  MBX_HELPER is a program residing in the /SYS/MBX directory of your node which,
  when run, allows your node to handle interprocess  communications  with  other
  nodes  (also running MBX_HELPER) in your network.  Normally, this program runs
  in a background process, and can be started with the DM commands  CPO  or  CPS
  either  from  the  keyboard  or  from  within a DM startup script.  You should
  probably use CPS so that the process persists across user logins and carries a
  system SID.  See HELP CPS for more information.

  MBX_HELPER takes a standard CL command line with the following options:

    -MAXCHAN channels      Specify the maximum number of remote
                           channels to/from this node using MBX.
                           The default is 128.

    -DATASIZE byte_count   Specify the queue data size for each
                           channel.  This is the maximum number
                           of bytes that can be buffered at one
                           time for remote MBX channels.  The
                           default is 1158.


  EXAMPLE

      Place the following line in your `NODE_DATA/STARTUP file:

          cps /sys/mbx/mbx_helper -n mbx_helper

      This starts the server with the default channel and queue data
      size values.  The -N option applies to the CPS command and
      assigns a name to the new process.
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