Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
WebSpeed Essentials

Progress Explorer

The Progress Explorer tool is a graphical administration utility that operates as a plug-in to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The Progress Explorer combines the functionality of all the command-line utilities with the ability to create, save modifications to, and delete individual WebSpeed Transaction Servers, NameServers, DataServers, AppServers, SonicMQ Adapters, and databases. You can also use the Progress Explorer to configure WebSpeed Messengers, start additional WebSpeed agents, or trim back running WebSpeed agents.

See the Progress Explorer’s online help for instructions on adding AdminServices to the Progress Explorer and connecting to running AdminServices.

When you start the Progress Explorer, the following window appears:

The interface includes a menu bar and two distinct frames. The left frame presents a tree view that can display nodes for the various OpenEdge components that can be configured. Expanding any of the nodes shows a list of all configured instances of that component. With a component selected, you can create new instances (except WebSpeed Messengers) by choosing Action New. With a component instance selected, you can start, stop, configure, get status views, and read the log files for that instance.

When you install WebSpeed, a sample WebSpeed Transaction Server (wsbroker1) and a sample NameServer (NS1) are installed automatically. You administer each product instance through a tabbed property sheet displayed in the right frame. You use the tabs to configure or modify all the properties for a specific instance. A toolbar is also available, enabling you to start, save, delete, check the status of, or stop a WebSpeed broker or NameServer instance.

For information, see the Progress Explorer online help.

Note: You can check the WebSpeed configuration status from Progress Explorer. Select the Status icon from the toolbar or right-click on a node and choose Status. See the Progress Explorer online help for more information.

WebSpeed command-line utilities

While the Progress Explorer is the preferred tool for configuring and administering WebSpeed Transaction Servers, there are also command-line utilities available. The available utilities are:

WTBMAN — Use the WTBMAN utility to control the operation of a WebSpeed Transaction Server. The utility allows you to start a Transaction Server, query its status, start and stop additional WebSpeed agents, trim by a certain number of agents, and shut down the Transaction Server.
WSCONFIG — The WSCONFIG utility validates existing WebSpeed Transaction Server or WebSpeed Messenger configurations. The WSCONFIG utility reads the ubroker.properties file for validation.

The WSCONFIG configuration command runs locally only, on the machine where the WebSpeed components that you want to check are installed.

Note: Because the WSCONFIG utility does not run across the network and no AdminService is installed during a Messenger-only installation, you cannot use the WSCONFIG utility to check a Messenger-only installation.

For more information, see Appendix A "WebSpeed Configuration and Management Utilities."