Starting InterChange Server

To start InterChange Server, follow these steps:

  1. Confirm that the Peristent Naming Service has been started. If it has not, go to C:\IBM\WebSphereICS\bin and run PersistentNameServer.bat.
  2. Click Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere InterChange Server > IBM WebSphere InterChange Server > IBM WebSphere InterChange Server.
    Note:
    InterChange Server starts in production mode. To start InterChange Server in design mode, append the -design argument to the end of the command line in the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server shortcut. For example:
    C:\IBM\WebSphereICS\bin\start_server.bat InterChangeServer -design
    

    A command window displays various messages. The message InterChange Server Server_Name is ready indicates that the server is running. When you register InterChange Server (later in these instructions), you will use that server name.

    Tip:
    To make the Command Prompt window easier to read, right-click the title bar, then select Properties. In the Layout tab, increase the height and width of the Window Size. In the Colors tab, select a different color for the Screen Text. Click OK, select "Modify shortcut which started this window," then click OK again. The next time you open this Command Prompt window, the new properties take effect.

    If you changed the Destination for Logging parameter during installation, the messages are logged to that location. The first time you run the start command, InterChange Server creates the repository schema in the database and launches InterChange Server. To populate the schema with data, you load the repository, as described later in these instructions.

    Important:
    If you are using InterChange Server in an internationalized environment and are using SQL Server for your repository, confirm that all columns in the repository schema that hold string data use the following internationalized data types: nchar (for char), nvarchar (for varchar), and ntext (for text)
  3. Minimize the InterChange Server command window before proceeding further, but do not close it unless you are shutting down InterChange Server.

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