You can start the DataServer broker, using various methods supported by the Unified Broker Framework, including:
The OpenEdge Explorer and Progress Explorer tool or mergeprop utility (for a Unified Broker)
The command line (for a probroker)
The following example shows how to perform this step from the command line. For information about using the mergeprop utility, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration. For information about using the OpenEdge Explorer and Progress Explorer tool, see Starting and stopping a broker process from the Progress Explorer and connecting a client , and OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration.
1. To start a DataServer broker from the command:
2. Choose All Programs > OpenEdge > Proenv. The proenv prompt appears.
3. Type the following example command line to start the DataServer broker:
_probrkr -H hostname -S brokerservice -N tcp
The values for hostname and brokerservice must be unique.
For more details about using either the OpenEdge Explorer and Progress Explorer or the command line to start a unified broker process for the DataServer, see Configuring the remote DataServer.
The OpenEdge Explorer and Progress Explorer tool or mergeprop utility (for a Unified Broker)