Starting HADB

This section describes starting the HADB management agent in most cases by running the ma-initd script. For a production deployment, start the management agent as a service to ensure its availability. For more information, see Starting the HADB Management Agent in Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2 High Availability Administration Guide.

If starting a database with HADB nodes on several hosts, start the management agent on each host.

To Start HADB in a Java Enterprise System Installation on Solaris or Linux

1. Change to the /etc/init.d directory:

   cd /etc/init.d

2. Run the command to start the agent:

   ./ma-initd start

To Start HADB in a Java Enterprise System Installation on Windows

HADB is started by default when Sun Java System is configured and running. However, if you need to start it manually, follow these steps:

1. Go to Start⇒Settings⇒Control Panel, and double click Administrative Tools.

2. Double click Services shortcut.

3. Select HADBMgmtAgent Service from the Services list.

4. From the Action menu, select Start.

To Start HADB in a Stand-Alone Installation on Solaris or Linux

1. Change to the HADB bin directory in the Application Serverinstallation: install-dir/hadb/4/bin

2. Run the command to start the agent:

   ./ma-initd start

To Start HADB in a Stand-Alone Installation on Windows

1. In a terminal window, change to the HADB bin directory in the Application Serverinstallation: install-dir\hadb\4.x\bin

   The x represents the release number of HADB.

2. Run the command to start the agent:

   ma -i ma.cfg