Starts the watchdog timer on a Network Terminal Accelerator (NTX) adapter board. This command only applies to AIX Version 4.2 or later.
ntx_wdog [ -d Device ]
The ntx_wdog command starts the watchdog feature on an adapter board running microcode version 03A or later.
| -d Device | Specifies the raw device file name of the adapter. Use this option to override the default device name /dev/rhp0. |
This command returns the following exit values:
| 0 | Successful completion. |
| >0 | An error occurred. |
Access Control: You must have root authority to run this command.
To start the watchdog on the adapter /dev/rhp1, enter:
ntx_wdog -d /dev/rhp1
| /usr/bin/ntx_wdog | Contains the ntx_wdog command. |
| /dev/rhp0 | Default NTX raw device file name. |
Files: /dev/rhp.
Network Terminal Accelerator Overview in AIX Versions 3.2 and 4 Asynchronous Communications Guide