Starting the Server

On Windows machines

You can use any of the following approaches for SwisSQL DBChangeManager server startup and shutdown in Windows.

Using Programs menu options (Recommended)

1. DBChangeManager Windows installation wizard will also activate DBChangeManager menu options from Windows Start Menu (Start >> Programs >> SwisSQL DBChangeManager ).
2. The various menu options provided for DBChangeManager and their actions are listed below :
   • Read Me - Readme file for DBChangeManager
   • Start DBChangeManager - to start the DBChangeManager server
   • Stop DBChangeManager - to stop the DBChangeManager server
   • Help Documentation
   • Uninstall DBChangeManager - to uninstall DBChangeManager from your machine
3. You can start the DBChangeManager Server using the menu option "Start DBChangeManager" described above:
   • A Splash Screen appears indicating the progress of the start-up
   • Please wait for all the server process to get started, and once you see the message "Connect to: [ http://localhost:<port_number> ], the DBChangeManager web client interface will open up in your default browser.
   • You can also connect to the client from a remote machine using the URL : http://<DBChangeManager_Server_Hostname>:<port_number>/ (default web server port is 9090). e.g. http://dbcm-test:9090/ where dbcm-test is the hostname in which DBChangeManager Server is installed.

Using Command Line Interface

• Open a command prompt from <DBChangeManager_Install_Dir>\DBChangeManager directory.
• Execute the batch command file: startDBChangeManager.bat
• A Splash Screen appears indicating the progress of the start-up
• Please wait for all the server process to get started, and once you see the message "Connect to: [ http://localhost:9090 ]", the DBChangeManager web client interface will open up in your default browser.
• You can also connect to the DBChangeManager client from a remote machine using the URL : http://<DBChangeManager_Server_Hostname>:<port_number>/ (default web server port is 9090). e.g. http://dbcm-test:9090/ where dbcm-test is the hostname in which DBChangeManager Server is installed.

Windows System Tray Icon:

In Windows, once you start the DBChangeManager server, a system tray icon will appear. Right clicking over the tray icon would bring up the following menu options:

• Start Client - will invoke your default browser and connect to DBChangeManager web client interface. Double clicking over the Tray Icon will also start the client.
• Stop Server - will shutdown the DBChangeManager server
• Auto Start Client Off - On clicking will disable the auto-invocation of DBChangeManager web client interface in your default browser on server startup. As this is a toggle option you could enable the default browser invocation by invoking the same option again.

Stopping the Server:

To shutdown the DBChangeManager server, you could use any of the following options:

1. From Windows Tray Icon
   • Right clicking over the tray icon and bring up the menu
   • Click on Stop Server to shutdown the server
2. From Programs Menu Option:
   • Invoke the menu option Stop DBChangeManager from the Windows Start Menu (Start >> Programs >> SwisSQL DBChangeManager )
3. From Command Prompt:
   • Open a command prompt from <DBChangeManager_Install_Dir>\DBChangeManager\bin directory.
   • Execute the batch command: shutdownDBChangeManager.bat

On Linux machines

After installing SwisSQL DBChangeManager in your Linux machine follow the below steps for server startup and shutdown

Starting the Server:

1. Open a console
2. Navigate to the DBChangeManager Installation directory <DBChangeManager_Install_Dir>/DBChangeManager
3. Execute the script file startDBChangeManager.sh
   • A Splash Screen appears indicating the progress of the start-up
   • Please wait for all the server process to get started, till you see the message "Connect to: [ http://localhost:9090 ]".
   • You can connect to the DBChangeManager web client interface using your browser at the URL http://localhost:9090. You can also connect to the client from a remote machine using the URL : http://<DBChangeManager_Server_Hostname>:<port_number> (default web server port is 9090). e.g. http://dbcm-test:9090/ where dbcm-test is the hostname in which DBChangeManager Server is installed.

Note : In case, server start-up is unsuccessful, refer to the server's log file - serverout<number>.txt (e.g. serverout0.txt) located in <DBChangeManager_Install_Dir>/DBChangeManager/logs/ directory; to debug the problem Or contact DBChangeManager Technical Support. with all the files under the logs directory.

Stopping the Server:

To shutdown the DBChangeManager server, execute the script file shutdownDBChangeManager.sh located in <DBChangeManager_Install_Dir>/DBChangeManager/bin from a console.