Novell Documentation: NetWare 6

START PROCESSORS

Purpose

Use START PROCESSORS at the server console prompt to start one or more secondary processors when the NetWare^® 6 server is running on a multiprocessor computer.

NOTE: Because NetWare is running on processor 0, the boot processor, START PROCESSORS affects only secondary processors.

Syntax

START PROCESSORS [n...]

Parameter	Use to
(no parameters)	Start all secondary processors.
n...	Specify by processor number the secondary processors to start.

Using START PROCESSORS

To bring a specific secondary processor online, enter at the console prompt:

START PROCESSORS 1

A confirmation message is displayed:

Processor 1 is ONLINE.

To bring all secondary processors online, enter at the console prompt:
START PROCESSORS

A confirmation message is displayed:
Processor 1 is ONLINE.Processor 2 is ONLINE.Processor 3 is ONLINE.

If you choose to start secondary processors when NetWare boots, use Set Auto Start Processors = OFF in the startup.ncf file (see Multiprocessor Parameters).

To stop secondary processors, see STOP PROCESSORS.

For more information, see Starting and Stopping Processors.