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Verifying the Siebel Gateway Name Server Has Started

If, during configuration, you selected manual start for the Siebel Gateway Name Server, you must make sure that the Siebel Gateway Name Server is started every time you:

• Install and configure a new Siebel Server component.
• Operate a Siebel eBusiness application.

To verify that the Siebel Gateway Name Server has started

• Navigate to the $SIEBEL_ROOT/gtwysrvr directory and source the Siebel environmental variables. Choose the appropriate command for your UNIX shell or its variant.

  Korn or Bourne shell

  . ./siebenv.sh

  TIP:   Make sure there is a space between the initial period and ./siebenv.sh.

  C shell

  source siebenv.csh

  This sets the Siebel environment variables and path information required to use Siebel utilities.

  TIP:   To configure the Siebel environment shell script to source automatically whenever a Siebel administrator logs on, specify the shell as the default for administrator accounts. Then, add this command to the start-up file for the administrator's account.

To verify that the Siebel Gateway Name Server is running

• Enter list_ns

  You should receive a response similar to this:

  started at Fri Mar 19 15:33:26 2004, pid: 4024, autostart: yes

  If the Siebel Gateway Name Server is stopped, do the following:

  • Execute the start_ns command to start the Siebel Gateway Name Server. For details, see Siebel System Administration Guide.
  • Execute list_ns to verify that it is operating correctly.