Register * You must register for access to some support pages  FAQ Search   Support Main Menu  Entry #186: How do I invoke Hotfiles on the fly on an OpenVMS system? Question How do I invoke Hotfiles on the fly on an OpenVMS system? Answer For one reason or another, a user might want to be able to turn Hotfiles on and off without bringing the collector up or down. By default, Hotfiles is not enabled and not configured to be turned on and off. Steps to take: 1. Edit the viewpoint.ini file (in the [VIEWPOINT.ETC] directory) and add the following line between the "if" and "endif" section of the collector you want: VMS:HOTFILESENABLED 1111:2 2. For the first activation of Hotfiles, you need to restart the collector: $@SYS$MANAGER:VIEWPOINT_SHUTDOWN $@SYS$STARTUP:VIEWPOINT_STARTUP 3. Hotfiles will now be configured so you can invoke it on the fly. To do this, enter the following command (assuming a collector called "MAIN"): $VPCONTROL MODIFY MAIN/ENABLE=HOTFILES 4. To stop Hotfiles, enter the following command: $VPCONTROL MODIFY MAIN/DISABLE=HOTFILES