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apgupd is the mechanism through which client instances communicate with the IFI primary instance and the only method of obtaining new or updated content for the client PostgreSQL database. You will need authentication credentials from IFI CLAIMS in order to communicate with the IFI primary server.

Usage

	apgupd [ Options ... ]

  apgupd Options
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  --url=URL     URL for update methods
                 default: http://cdws21.ificlaims.com
  --user=s       User name  default: test (will fail)
  --password=s   Password   default: test (will fail)
  --noindex      Don't queue up indexing
  --force        Force the update even if it is redundant
  --tmp=dir      Specify temporary file storage. default=/tmp/
  --pgdbname=s   Specify configuration database entry
                  default: alexandria
  --facility=s   Logging facility (default=apgupd)
  --noclean      Do not remove temporary processing directory. Default is to clean.
                   NOTE: this option should only be used to debug errors
  --apgupexe=s   Specify non-default apgup script (used for debugging)
                   Default is apgup as found in PATH environment
  Process Options
  --------------------------------------
  --nodaemon    Don't put process into background. Default is to daemonize
  --interval=i  n-seconds between probing for new updates. Default=10
  --die-on-error
                Exit on error. This will terminate the process in
                case of an error at any stage of the update
  --help        Print this usage and exit

 

Detailed Description of the Arguments

General Options

ArgumentDescriptionDefault Value
--urlUsed for support. The web service url. This argument should only be used when specified by CLAIMS Direct support staff.http://cdws21.ificlaims.com
--userYour CLAIMS Direct user nametest
--passwordYour CLAIMS Direct passwordtest
--noindexWhen specified, the indexing queue will not be populated.N/A
--forceIf a load-id has been previously processed, default behavior is to skip it. If specified, the load is processed regardless.N/A
--tmpThe temporary processing location. The update packages will be downloaded to this area, unpacked, and loaded. Generally, 10-20GB is sufficient./tmp
--pgdbnameThe name of the configuration database entry as specified in /etc/alexandria.xmlalexandria
--facilityLogging facility. Changing from the default value assumes a logger has been defined in /etc/alexandria-log.confapgupd
--nocleanUsed for debugging. When specified, the downloaded package and temporary directory will not be removed after processing.N/A
--apgupexeUsed for debugging. When specified, an alternative update process will be called to load and merge the package.apgup

Process Options

ArgumentDescriptionDefault Value
--nodaemonWhen specified, apgupd will run in the foreground. ctrl+c can be used to cancel it.N/A
--intervalThe interval (in seconds) between subsequent update checks.10
--die-on-errorWhen specified, any error at any stage of the update process will cause apgupd to exit.N/A

Daemon Execution

Starting

# all defaults
$INSTALL_BASE/bin/apgupd --user=x --password=y
 
# use a specific temporary work area
$INSTALL_BASE/bin/apgupd --user=x --password=y --tmp=/some/place/with/fast/disk
 
# do not background process
$INSTALL_BASE/bin/apgupd --user=x --password=y --nodaemon

Pausing/Resuming/Stopping

apgupd explicity handles 3 signals: USR1USR2INT

# Pause the daemon
kill -s USR1 <pid>
 
# Resume processing
kill -s USR2 <pid>
 
# Stop daemon completely
kill -s INT <pid>

 

 

 

 

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