9.1. Starting the SRC
The System Resource Controller (SRC) is started during system initialization with a record for the /usr/sbin/srcmstr daemon in the /etc/inittab file. The default /etc/inittab file already contains such a record, so starting the SRC may be unnecessary. You can, if needed, start the SRC from the command line, a profile, or a shell script, but there are several reasons for starting it during initialization:
Starting the SRC from the /etc/inittab file allows the init command to restart the SRC should it stop for any reason.
The SRC is designed to simplify and reduce the amount of operator intervention required to control subsystems. Starting the SRC from any source other than the /etc/inittab file would be counter-productive ...
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