6.4 Starting Oracle Connection Manager

If Oracle Connection Manager is installed, then follow these steps to start Oracle Connection Manager.

1. Start the Oracle Connection Manager Control utility (CMCTL) using the following commands:

   
   cmctl
   CMCTL> ADMINISTER [instance_name]
   

   In the preceding command, instance_name is the name of Oracle Connection Manager to administer. You can determine the name by viewing the cman.ora file. The file is located on the Oracle Connection Manager computer in the ORACLE_BASE_HOME/network/admin directory by default.

   Oracle Connection Manager displays a status message indicating the name of the instance, and informs you that the instance has not yet been started.

   Note:

   If you do not provide an instance name as an argument, then provide Oracle Connection Manager with a fully qualified host name. This is the default. After you issue the ADMINISTER command, CMCTL displays the instance name as follows:

   CMAN_fully_qualified_host_name

2. Start Oracle Connection Manager that you have chosen to administer using the following command:

   cmctl> STARTUP
   

   Oracle Connection Manager confirms that the instance has been started, and provides status for the instance.

3. Exit from the Oracle Connection Manager Control utility using the following command:

   cmctl> EXIT

On Microsoft Windows, you can start Oracle Connection Manager through the Control Panel, as follows:

1. Select Services in the Control Panel.

2. Select the OracleHOME_NAMECMan service, and then click Start.

3. In the Services window, click Close.