Starting the Connection Manager

The Connection Manager is a separate executable file that is shipped with Net.Data and named dtwcm. Start the Connection Manager when you start the Web server.

When you start Connection Manager, it reads a configuration file and starts a group of processes. In each process, the Connection Manager begins the execution of a particular cliette. To learn how to configure Live Connection, see Configuring Live Connection.

To start the Connection Manager with Windows NT and OS/2:

  1. From the command line, change to the <inst_dir>\connect\ directory.
  2. Enter dtwcm.

Where <inst_dir> is the Net.Data installation directory.

To start the Connection Manager with AIX:

  1. From the command line, change to the /usr/lpp/internet/db2www/db2/ directory.
  2. Enter dtwcm.

To start the Connection Manager with the messages option:

By default, Connection Manager messages are suppressed. Use the -d option when starting Connection Manager if you want Connection Manager messages to be displayed.

From the command line, enter: dtwcm -d

After you use the -d option, you have to restart Connection Manager in order to suppress the messages again.

To automatically start Connection Manager as a Windows NT service:

On Windows NT, you can specify to have Connection Manager start as an Windows NT service, instead of from the command line. Running Connection Manager as an Windows NT service allows Connection Manager to be automatically started each time the machine is started.

Tip: Start Connection Manager from the command line before setting it up to start automatically to insure that the Live Connection configuration file is correct.

  1. From the Windows NT task bar, select Start->Settings->Control Panel ->Services.
  2. Select Net.Data Connection Manager and then click the Startup button.
  3. Select Automatic startup type and then click on OK.


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