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Starting and Stopping the Javahost Service

The Javahost service starts and stops automatically, so typically there is no need to start and stop it independently. However, if you need to make configuration changes, you should edit the Javahost configuration file config.xml and the Oracle BI Presentation Services configuration file (instanceconfig.xml), shut down the Javahost service, and then restart it.

The Javahost service has two execution modes:

• Service mode. Javahost is running in the background, its console is not visible and the user is not required to be logged on to the computer. This mode is the normally production environment mode.
• Console mode. Javahost is running in the user console. This mode is useful for troubleshooting purposes, because it displays messages.

To start or stop the Javahost service in UNIX

• Source the (SAROOTDIR)/setup/common.sh file and then use the (SAROOTDIR)/web/javahost/bin/run.sh command:
  • To start it in Service mode, use a "-service" command line switch.
  • To stop the Javahost service, use the (SAROOTDIR)/web/javahost/bin/shutdown.sh command.

    This utility opens a TCP/IP connection to Javahost and sends a shutdown signal to it.

To start or stop the Javahost service in Windows

• To start or stop the Javahost service in Service mode, use the Services control panel and start or stop the Oracle Business Intelligence Javahost Service.
• To start and stop the Javahost service in Console mode requires using the command line:
  • To start it, run <SAROOTDIR>/web/bin/sawjavahostsvc.exe.
  • To stop it, press Ctrl+C.