Description

Turns the DBS master on or off.

This command enables you to enable or disable the DBS (Distributed Batch System) master. A master seat can select the files and parameters to batch process, control the execution of the batch process, and display the results.

For the master and slave to communicate, they must be on the same workgroup and port.

Functional area

Master/Slave

Command syntax

Syntax

master on/off/toggle[-workgroup string] [-port integer] [-ip string]

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Comments
`on/off/toggle`	boolean	yes	Turn the master on or off

Flags

Name	Flag arguments	Argument type	Exclusive to	Comments
`workgroup`	1	string	—	Sets this master as part of the given processing workgroup. See Description above for information about processing workgroups.
`port`		integer
`ip`		string

Return value

void

Examples

// This command enables the DBS master and joins it as 
// part of the "Farming" processing group. 
master on -workgroup "Farming"; 
master toggle –workgroup "DBSWorkgroup" –port 5419 –ip "all";

Additional information

Related commands

slave