Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

Database startup and shutdown commands

Database startup commands start OpenEdge database processes. Table 17–2 summarizes the tasks performed by each command.

Table 17–2: Database startup and shutdown commands 

To. . .	Use. . .
Start an OpenEdge server group.	proserve -servergroup server-group-name
Start a server or broker for a multi-user OpenEdge database.	proserve db-name -S service-name -H host-name -N network-type
Shut down a multi-user server or broker for an OpenEdge database.	proshut db-name
Start an asynchronous page writer (APW)1	proapw db-name
Start a before-image writer (BIW)1.	probiw db-name
Start an after-image writer (AIW)1.	proaiw db-name
Stop all writes to database files by enabling a “quiet” processing point1.	proquiet db-name parameter
Start the Watchdog utility.	prowdog db-name
Shut down a remote OpenEdge DataServer.	proshut db-name -S service-name -H host-name -N network-type
Shut down an APW, AIW, BIW, or Watchdog process.	proshut db-name Choose option 1 (Disconnect a User) to disconnect the process.

1Option available only on Enterprise Database products.