It sounds like the port is simply being used already and cannot be assigned. 
Maybe when it shutdown it did not properly free the port? Can you check to see 
if anything is currently listening on the port you are using?

-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Thomas Peacock
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 12:47 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] NW 7.2x on HP-UX - will not start

Type commands in this order

nsrexecd
nsrd
gstd

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On Sep 14, 2012, at 9:44 AM, "Brooks, David G. (SPAWAR)" <David.Brooks AT VA 
DOT GOV> wrote:

> What are the commands you are giving it to start networker up?
> 
> Best,
> David Brooks
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] 
> On Behalf Of Dennis Peacock
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 10:38 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] NW 7.2x on HP-UX - will not start
> 
> This is what I get when I try and start Networker:
> 
> 61261 1347636949 2 0 0 1 22363 0 _host_name_ nsrd 45 Failed initialize ports 
> from nsrexecd on "%s" 1 12 18 r2.corp.acxiom.net
> 39078 1347636949 0 0 2 1 22363 0 _host_name_ nsrd 14 %s error: %s%s 3 0 3 RAP 
> 49 31 4199 23 Service not available.  0 0
> 4196 1347636949 2 0 0 1 22363 0 _host_name_ nsrd 48 Failed to get port range 
> from local nsrexecd: %s 1 0 22 Service not available.
> 12506 1347636949 2 0 0 1 22363 0 _host_name_ nsrd 38 nsrexecd is unavailable, 
> cannot start. 0
> 
> I have changed the host name to _host_name_ on purpose. :)
> 
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