Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Application Server:
Administration

Configuring and Managing the AppServer

This chapter describes the tasks required to configure, start up, shut down, and maintain the AppServer. The AppServer operates on the UNIX and Windows platforms, and you can perform the required tasks from either the UNIX or Windows command lines or from the Progress Explorer running on a Windows workstation.

AppServer administration includes common tasks for configuring all OpenEdge server products that use the NameServer (OpenEdge Unified Broker products). For an overview of these common tasks, including detailed information on NameServer configuration, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration . The sections of this chapter describe:

Run-time components and operation
AppServer administration framework
AppServer clients
Text editor and configuration utilities
Configuring AppServer components
Setting up the environment for AppServer execution
Starting and managing an AppServer instance
Specifying the server pool parameters
Managing code pages
Summary of management tasks