Oracle Internet File System Setup and Administration Guide Release 1.1 Part Number A81197-05 |
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To use Oracle iFS, you must start the servers and agents used by Oracle iFS. This chapter shows you how to start Oracle iFS. Topics include:
Before you can use Oracle iFS, you must first start the servers and agents used by Oracle iFS. These processes used by Oracle iFS are managed using Server Manager. This tool provides managing and monitoring capabilities for the Oracle iFS servers and agents.
To start the servers and agents, you must first start Server Manager. To do this, use a command line on the same machine where Oracle iFS is installed.
Server Manager can be run in two different ways: interactively or running in the background. Running Server Manager in the background is recommended if it will have any agents running. This avoids the possibility of mistakenly exiting out of Server Manager and shutting down all the running agents and protocol servers it was managing. An interactive Server Manager can be used to monitor any agents, protocol servers and other server managers in the system.
When Server Manager is started, the agents, if specified in the definition file, are also started. Starting all the agents and protocol servers may take a few minutes depending upon the number of agents and available hardware resources.
See AlsoFor an introduction to Server Manager and to learn about the various commands to use with Server Manager, see Chapter 8, "Using Server Manager to Start and Stop Servers".
To start Server Manager, use the ifsstart
command. This starts Server Manager running in the background. The ifsstart
command is found in the following directory:
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You can use the ifsstart -h
command to access help.
On UNIX, you can use the ifsstart
command with parameters. Use the following syntax:
When Server Manager is started, a dialog displays where you must enter the following:
system
.
The following parameters may be passed to the ifsstart
command:
If you choose to run Server Manager in the background, after using the ifsstart
command, there is no information displayed.
On Windows NT, you can simply use the ifsstart
command from a command prompt to start Server Manager. You must be in the %ORACLE_HOME%
directory.
The ifssvrmgr
command is used to start the default Server Manager to monitor the system or to start with a custom definition file. This starts Server Manager interactively on either UNIX or Windows NT. You can use the ifssvrmgr
command with or without a definition file specified. The ifssvrmgr
file is found in the following directory:
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Use the following syntax:
The following parameters are passed to the ifsvrmgr
command:
Use Server Manager to shut down any running agents and protocol servers it was managing. The ifsstop
command will automatcially shut these processes down, and will stop the JWS and the Sendmail process, if they are running.
There are three different ways to shut down Oracle iFS servers:
To shut down all agents and servers in Oracle iFS, use the ifsstop
command. The ifsstop
command will shut down all agents, protocol servers and Server Manager started with the ifsstart
command. ifsstop
will also stop JWS and the Sendmail process, if running. The ifsstop
command is found in the following directory:
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ifsstop
Note:
You must use the |
After running the ifsstop
command, you will be prompted to enter the following information:
system
.
To shut down all agents and servers managed by a specific Server Manager, you must run the stop server
<server_manager
> command from a Server Manager interactive session. All running agents and protocols servers managed by the Server Manager specified will be shut down, including the specified Server Manager. JWS and Sendmail cannot be stopped with this command.
stop server <server_manager>
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The name or ID of a Server Manager |
To shut down specific agents or servers managed by a specific Server Manager, you must run the stop server <server_name> -m <server_manager>
or the stop agent <agent_name> -m <server_manager>
command from a Server Manager interactive session. The specified agent or protocol server managed by the specified Server Manager will be shut down. JWS and Sendmail cannot be stopped with this command.
stop server <server_name> -m <server_manager>
stop agent <agent_name> -m <server_manager>
Oracle iFS provides the standard implementation of the Sun Java Web Server 2.0 as part of its distribution. Before using the Web interface to administer Oracle iFS, you must start the Web server. To do this, use the ifsstart
command, which starts all protocol servers. To administer the Java Web Server, log into port 1717 using HTTP.
To start the Web server independently, use the ifsjwsstart
file located in the following directory:
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ifsstart
command, see Chapter 8, "Using Server Manager to Start and Stop Servers".
Before running Oracle iFS, it is important to understand how to configure the system for optimal performance. There are three types of files to be recognized. The following table lists the file, gives a brief description, and the location:
Use a text editor to edit the following properties in the Properties file. These properties are configured during installation.
There are several secondary properties you may modify, including Server, User Session, and Tracing properties. Oracle Corporation recommends that you retain the default settings for these secondary properties. Refer to Appendix B, "Secondary Properties" for a list of these secondary properties.
To maintain peak performance, it is important for the Oracle8i database to know the storage distribution of the files in Oracle iFS. It is recommended that you run analyze to update the database statistics, especially after adding large numbers of documents, such as after a bulk load.
You will need to run analyze more often when you first install Oracle iFS. Adding two-hundred documents to an existing five-hundred documents has a larger impact than adding two-hundred documents to ten-thousand documents.
See AlsoLogging in to any Oracle iFS tool for the first time is a simple process. Oracle iFS Manager does not require you to start a server. Before using the Web interface, however, you must start the Java Web Server. To use the Command Line Utilities, you must start the Command Line Protocol server (CUP).
To start Oracle iFS Manager, run the ifsmgr
script installed with Oracle iFS from a command line prompt. This script is located in the following directory:
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This directory contains either ifsmgr.bat
for Windows NT machines or ifsmgr.sh
for UNIX machines.
When Oracle iFS Manager starts, the Login window displays.
The main window for Oracle iFS Manager displays:
The following table lists the default users in a new Oracle iFS installation:
To change the Oracle iFS Service, click the Change Oracle iFS Service button. Enter a new Oracle iFS Service in the field provided and click OK. This step is optional.
See AlsoFor more information on logging into the Web interface and using it to administer Oracle iFS, see the Internet File System User's Guide.
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