Starting and Using the Server

After configuring for secured mode (if desired), the server is started and managed using the same server startup and Web Console startup steps used for validating the server (steps 1-6).

If the server has not been configured for adapters, now is an appropriate time to do so, using the Web Console and the Server Administration for UNIX, Windows, OpenVMS, IBM i, and z/OS manual. For current information about which adapters are supported:

  1. Go to http://techsupport.informationbuilders.com.

    The Information Builders Technical Support home page opens.

  2. In the Quick Links section on the right side of the page, click Supported Systems/Adapters.

    The Supported Systems and Adapters page opens.

  3. Click the link for the server release you want.

    The Supported Systems and Adapters page for that release opens.

  4. Click the link for your platform.

    The support chart for that platform opens.

To ensure that the Web Console is accessible, the ID that starts the server must be iadmin (the ID that installed the server) and have a code page compatible with the one you specified during installation in Step 4. Running the Installation Program. For more information about code pages, see Step 2. Creating User IDs.

IBM i sites have the option of using QSH commands that run edastart or a CALL TSCOM300 to start and manage a server. CALL TSCOM300 is described in Other IBM i Start Up Options.

The following chart lists commonly used edastart options and functions (the parameters are the same for CALL TSCOM300 usage).

Command and Option

Function

edastart

(No parameters) Starts the server with the line mode console to actively view the server log (edaprint). Also allows dynamically issuing edastart options, such as show, traceon, traceoff, quit, and stop. Use your 5250 SysReq key and enter 2 to receive the console command prompt to enter commands.

If you are using a PC and 5250 emulator software, see your emulator keyboard map for the equivalent key or use the help instructions of your emulator on how to create mapping for the SysReq key.

edastart -start

Starts the server in background. Only a short message appears.

edastart -sstart n

Starts the server, but waits n seconds for actual startup.

edastart -show

Shows general status of server and agents.

edastart -stop

Stops the server.

edastart -quit

Exits the server line mode console log (edaprint) and returns to the operating system command prompt, but leaves the server running.

edastart -console

Re-enters the server line mode console log (edaprint).

edastart -traceon

Turns on tracing. May be used at initial startup or after. Tracing should not be turned on (due to overhead) unless there is a problem that needs to be traced. It is always preferable to start traces at initial startup time unless instructed otherwise.

edastart -traceoff

Turns off tracing.

edastart -?

Displays the full set of edastart server control options.

edastart -?s

Displays support information and support related options.

Note: The IBM i commands WRKACTJOB and WRKSBMJOB should not be used to shutdown a running server.

Alternate startup methods, which start the server either with command line options or as a submitted job, are detailed in Other IBM i Start Up Options.


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