Starting a broker

You can start the DataServer broker, using various methods supported by the Unified Broker Framework, including:

OpenEdge Management/OpenEdge Explorer 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 OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer, see Starting and stopping a broker process from OpenEdge Management/OpenEdgeExplorer and connecting a client, and see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration.

To start a DataServer broker from the command:

1. Choose All Programs > OpenEdge > Proenv.

The proenv prompt appears.

2. 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 OpenEdge Management/OpenEdge Explorer or the command line to start a unified broker process for the DataServer, see Configuringa remote DataServer.