Running in a Command Shell

How to:

You can run iWay Service Manager (iSM) in a command shell to debug and troubleshoot any errors that may occur.

For more information on starting and stopping iSM in a command shell, see Operations and Monitoring.

On Windows, the iwsrv command starts iSM in a command window for debugging purposes. For reference, the following topic includes the full syntax of the iwsrv command.


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Syntax: How to Start iWay Service Manager in a Command Window (Windows)

Navigate to the iWay home bin directory. For example, on Windows, if iWay is installed in C:\Program Files\iWay60, go to

C:\Program Files\iWay60\bin

The syntax for the iwsrv command, which starts iWay Service Manager in a command window on Windows is

iwsrv [configuration|base] [-s service|start] [-l launch] [options]

where:

configuration

Is the name of the server configuration that is loaded for this instance. The default value is base.

service

Is the name of the service that is executed. Valid values are:

start: Starts the service. The default value is start.

stop: Stops the service.

launch

Specifies the launch method. Valid values are:

java: Launches using Java that is running in a separate process.

script file: Launches using a script file.

options

Specify tracing or server back-up information. Valid values are:

-c: Turns tracing on. In this mode, you can display useful error messages on the console. For example, you can display a message that says the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is not properly installed.

-d: Limits tracing to debug only.

-b: Indicates that iWay Service Manager is a back-up server.

-h: Indicates the iWay Service Manager home directory.



Example: Starting a Server Configuration With Traces Enabled

The following command starts a server configuration named test and sends traces to the command window as print lines:

iwsrv test -c

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