diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbServer.c b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.c
index bc1094ce7..cb3830230 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbServer.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.c
@@ -56,3 +56,19 @@ int dbServerClient(char *pBuf, size_t bufSize)
     return -1;
 }
 
+#define STARTSTOP(routine, method) \
+void routine(void) \
+{ \
+    dbServer *psrv = (dbServer *)ellFirst(&serverList); \
+\
+    while (psrv) { \
+        if (psrv->method) \
+            psrv->method(); \
+        psrv = (dbServer *)ellNext(&psrv->node); \
+    } \
+}
+
+STARTSTOP(dbInitServers, init)
+STARTSTOP(dbRunServers, run)
+STARTSTOP(dbPauseServers, pause)
+STARTSTOP(dbStopServers, stop)
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
index 345468676..0ed7d3799 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ typedef struct dbServer {
     /* Get identity of client initiating the calling thread */
     /* Must return 0 (OK), or -1 (ERROR) from unknown threads */
     int (* client) (char *pBuf, size_t bufSize);
+
+    /* Start/stop methods */
+    void (* init) (void);
+    void (* run) (void);
+    void (* pause) (void);
+    void (* stop) (void);
 } dbServer;
 
 
@@ -51,6 +57,11 @@ epicsShareFunc void dbsr(unsigned level);
 
 epicsShareFunc int dbServerClient(char *pBuf, size_t bufSize);
 
+epicsShareFunc void dbInitServers(void);
+epicsShareFunc void dbRunServers(void);
+epicsShareFunc void dbPauseServers(void);
+epicsShareFunc void dbStopServers(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c b/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
index 98f7dae11..738d9b472 100644
--- a/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
+++ b/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * Copyright (c) 2013 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
 *     für Materialien und Energie GmbH.
 * EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 \*************************************************************************/
 /*
  *      Original Author: Marty Kraimer
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "dbLock.h"
 #include "dbNotify.h"
 #include "dbScan.h"
+#include "dbServer.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
 #include "dbStaticPvt.h"
 #include "devSup.h"
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@
 #include "registryDriverSupport.h"
 #include "registryJLinks.h"
 #include "registryRecordType.h"
-#include "rsrv.h"
 
 static enum {
     iocVirgin, iocBuilding, iocBuilt, iocRunning, iocPaused, iocStopped
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ int iocBuild(void)
     status = iocBuild_2();
     if (status) return status;
 
-    /* Start CA server threads */
-    rsrv_init();
+    dbInitServers();
 
     status = iocBuild_3();
 
@@ -247,7 +246,8 @@ int iocRun(void)
     if (iocState == iocBuilt)
         initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterInterruptAccept);
 
-    rsrv_run();
+    dbRunServers();
+
     initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterCaServerRunning);
     if (iocState == iocBuilt)
         initHookAnnounce(initHookAtEnd);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int iocPause(void)
     }
     initHookAnnounce(initHookAtIocPause);
 
-    rsrv_pause();
+    dbPauseServers();
     initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterCaServerPaused);
 
     dbCaPause();
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static void initRecSup(void)
 static void initDevSup(void)
 {
     dbRecordType *pdbRecordType;
-    
+
     for (pdbRecordType = (dbRecordType *)ellFirst(&pdbbase->recordTypeList);
          pdbRecordType;
          pdbRecordType = (dbRecordType *)ellNext(&pdbRecordType->node)) {
diff --git a/src/ioc/misc/iocshRegisterCommon.c b/src/ioc/misc/iocshRegisterCommon.c
index fefa716b9..4f8ce6646 100644
--- a/src/ioc/misc/iocshRegisterCommon.c
+++ b/src/ioc/misc/iocshRegisterCommon.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 *     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
 * EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 \*************************************************************************/
 
 #include "envDefs.h"
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "iocshRegisterCommon.h"
 #include "miscIocRegister.h"
 #include "registryIocRegister.h"
-#include "rsrvIocRegister.h"
 
 #define quote(v) #v
 #define str(v) quote(v)
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ void iocshRegisterCommon(void)
     dbIocRegister();
     dbtoolsIocRegister();
     asIocRegister();
-    rsrvIocRegister();
     miscIocRegister();
     libComRegister();
 }
diff --git a/src/ioc/rsrv/Makefile b/src/ioc/rsrv/Makefile
index ba6ed6bd6..8ad7d01c4 100644
--- a/src/ioc/rsrv/Makefile
+++ b/src/ioc/rsrv/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 #     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
 # EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 #*************************************************************************
 
 # This is a Makefile fragment, see src/ioc/Makefile.
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ caserverio_INCLUDES = -I$(SRC)/ca/client
 camessage_INCLUDES = -I$(SRC)/ca/client
 
 INC += rsrv.h
-INC += rsrvIocRegister.h
+
+DBD += rsrv.dbd
 
 dbCore_SRCS += caserverio.c
 dbCore_SRCS += caservertask.c
@@ -25,4 +26,3 @@ dbCore_SRCS += camessage.c
 dbCore_SRCS += cast_server.c
 dbCore_SRCS += online_notify.c
 dbCore_SRCS += rsrvIocRegister.c
-
diff --git a/src/ioc/rsrv/caservertask.c b/src/ioc/rsrv/caservertask.c
index 37c721f8a..eb18b0d40 100644
--- a/src/ioc/rsrv/caservertask.c
+++ b/src/ioc/rsrv/caservertask.c
@@ -469,18 +469,11 @@ void rsrv_build_addr_lists(void)
     }
 }
 
-static dbServer rsrv_server = {
-    ELLNODE_INIT,
-    "rsrv",
-    casr,
-    casStatsFetch,
-    casClientInitiatingCurrentThread
-};
-
 /*
  * rsrv_init ()
  */
-int rsrv_init (void)
+static
+void rsrv_init (void)
 {
     long maxBytesAsALong;
     long status;
@@ -499,8 +492,6 @@ int rsrv_init (void)
 
     rsrvCurrentClient = epicsThreadPrivateCreate ();
 
-    dbRegisterServer(&rsrv_server);
-
     if ( envGetConfigParamPtr ( &EPICS_CAS_SERVER_PORT ) ) {
         ca_server_port = envGetInetPortConfigParam ( &EPICS_CAS_SERVER_PORT,
             (unsigned short) CA_SERVER_PORT );
@@ -768,26 +759,22 @@ int rsrv_init (void)
             &rsrv_online_notify_task, NULL);
 
     epicsEventMustWait(beacon_startStopEvent);
-
-    return RSRV_OK;
 }
 
-int rsrv_run (void)
+static
+void rsrv_run (void)
 {
     castcp_ctl = ctlRun;
     casudp_ctl = ctlRun;
     beacon_ctl = ctlRun;
-
-    return RSRV_OK;
 }
 
-int rsrv_pause (void)
+static
+void rsrv_pause (void)
 {
     beacon_ctl = ctlPause;
     casudp_ctl = ctlPause;
     castcp_ctl = ctlPause;
-
-    return RSRV_OK;
 }
 
 static unsigned countChanListBytes (
@@ -1551,3 +1538,20 @@ void casStatsFetch ( unsigned *pChanCount, unsigned *pCircuitCount )
     }
     UNLOCK_CLIENTQ;
 }
+
+
+static dbServer rsrv_server = {
+    ELLNODE_INIT,
+    "rsrv",
+    casr,
+    casStatsFetch,
+    casClientInitiatingCurrentThread,
+    rsrv_init,
+    rsrv_run,
+    rsrv_pause
+};
+
+void rsrv_register_server(void)
+{
+    dbRegisterServer(&rsrv_server);
+}
diff --git a/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrv.dbd b/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrv.dbd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c3118f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrv.dbd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# This DBD file links the RSRV CA server into the IOC
+
+registrar(rsrvRegistrar)
diff --git a/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrv.h b/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrv.h
index 10947cdf0..cb966df2f 100644
--- a/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrv.h
+++ b/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrv.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 *     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
 * EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 \*************************************************************************/
 
 /*
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-epicsShareFunc int rsrv_init(void);
-epicsShareFunc int rsrv_run(void);
-epicsShareFunc int rsrv_pause(void);
+epicsShareFunc void rsrv_register_server(void);
 
 epicsShareFunc void casr (unsigned level);
 epicsShareFunc int casClientInitiatingCurrentThread (
diff --git a/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrvIocRegister.c b/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrvIocRegister.c
index 7a01fc9f6..74336817d 100644
--- a/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrvIocRegister.c
+++ b/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrvIocRegister.c
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 *     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
 * EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 \*************************************************************************/
 
 #include "iocsh.h"
 
+#include "epicsExport.h"
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "rsrv.h"
-#include "rsrvIocRegister.h"
 
 /* casr */
 static const iocshArg casrArg0 = { "level",iocshArgInt};
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ static void casrCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
     casr(args[0].ival);
 }
 
-
-void rsrvIocRegister(void)
+static
+void rsrvRegistrar(void)
 {
+    rsrv_register_server();
     iocshRegister(&casrFuncDef,casrCallFunc);
 }
+
+epicsExportRegistrar(rsrvRegistrar);
diff --git a/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrvIocRegister.h b/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrvIocRegister.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f4c7e31f1..000000000
--- a/src/ioc/rsrv/rsrvIocRegister.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************\
-* Copyright (c) 2007 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
-*     National Laboratory.
-* Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
-*     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
-* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
-\*************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef INC_rsrvIocRegister_H
-#define INC_rsrvIocRegister_H
-
-#include "shareLib.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-epicsShareFunc void rsrvIocRegister(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* INC_rsrvIocRegister_H */
diff --git a/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd b/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
index 58f4884ea..564a83845 100644
--- a/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
+++ b/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ include "asSub.dbd"
 # IOC Core variables
 include "dbCore.dbd"
 
+# RSRV server
+include "rsrv.dbd"