Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
DataServer for ODBC

> ## PROBRKR command

> Starts the DataServer broker. To use the DataServer from a remote client, you must first start the broker. Once you start the broker, it can receive the client requests and spawn the appropriate DataServer:

> #### Syntax

> Operating System | Syntax
> --- | ---
> Windows | `_probrkr.exe` `dbname` -S`service-name` [ -H `host-name` ]

> #### Parameters

> `dbname`

> Specifies the name of the database where you are connecting to.

> ``service–name``

> Specifies the name of the broker process on the host machine.

> `host–name`

> Specifies the name of the machine where the DataServer broker is installed. The default value is the current host.

> #### Notes

> - See the OpenEdge Deployment: Startup Command and Parameter Reference for more details on the Server Name (`-S`) and Host Name (`-H`) startup parameters.

> - You can use any of the startup parameters with the PROBRKR command. See the OpenEdge Deployment: Startup Command and Parameter Reference for details.

> - You must start the remote broker in the same environment in which your ODBC data source names (DSNs) are defined because the servers spawned by the broker inherit the setup of the environment from the broker. For example, set the environment variable ODBSRV to the name of the executable (including the path) of the DataServer for ODBC. Be sure to set this variable on the host machine. Also, in the same environment, make sure you have set all ODBC environment variables required to connect to the data source. See Chapter 3, "Configuring the DataServer," for examples of required variables.

> - Start the broker on a node that is locally connected to the disk containing the data source.

> - To shutdown the broker, use the PPROSHUT command with the Gateway parameter (`-Gw`).

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