Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

Cluster Mode (-cluster)

Use Cluster Mode (-cluster) to startup a cluster-enabled database.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-cluster qualifier
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Database Server	–	–	–	–

qualifier

Direct a broker to start a cluster-enabled database directly, or to instruct the cluster manager to perform the startup.

Note: All cluster-enabled databases require the Cluster Mode (-cluster) parameter. If used with a database that is not cluster-enabled, the parameter is ignored.

Table 4–1 describes the cluster mode qualifier.

Table 4–1: Cluster mode qualifier values 

Value	Description
startup	Instructs the broker to redirect the startup request to the OS cluster manager. The cluster manager will start the database using the information supplied when the database was enabled for cluster protection.
protected	Instructs the broker to start a cluster-enabled database. This qualiier value for -cluster is specified within the database .pf file used by the cluster manager, and indicates taht the database will be protected by the cluster manager in the event of a failover. Note: This qualifier value must only be used by the cluster manager. It should not be used on the command line or a directly executed script.

For more information on the cluster manager, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration .