Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

About the startup commands

OpenEdge provides startup commands that support its client/server architecture and a wide range of configuration options. In client/server configurations, the client application and database server are separate processes. The OpenEdge user interface and OpenEdge applications execute in a client session, sending requests to the OpenEdge server. The OpenEdge server accesses the database on behalf of each client session.

Consequently, the startup commands fall into two general categories:

Commands to startup and shutdown database processes, such as database servers, database brokers, and background writer.
Commands to start up and shutdown client sessions that connect to databases, such as a 4GL client, AppServer™, and DataServer client.

After setting up your database, you are ready to run OpenEdge. In general, you start clients and servers as follows:

Start a database server or broker for a database. Starting a server or broker for a database is distinct from connecting to a database. For more information on starting these processes, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration .
Start the client applications.

For more information about the startup commands, see Chapter 2, " Client Startup Commands."

For information on commands to startup and shutdown database processes, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration .