startsrv utility: starts a server in InfoPrint Manager for AIX or InfoPrint Manager for Linux

Syntax

startsrv [-c] [-F] [-l] locale [-p] port [ServerName]  startsrv -?

Description

Issue the startsrv utility to create or restart a server. A server:

• Manages the validation, routing, and scheduling of jobs
• Manages the printing or transmission process
• Contains logical destinations, queues, and actual destinations

These conditions can exist when you issue this utility:

• If the server name you specify with the utility (or the default server name), does not exist, and if you do not specify the -F flag, InfoPrint displays a confirmation message asking to create a new server. If your response is yes, InfoPrint creates the server on the AIX processor from which you enter the utility and then starts the new server.
• If the server name does not exist, and if you specify the -F flag, InfoPrint creates the server on the AIX processor from which you enter the utility without asking for confirmation and then starts the new server.
• If the server name does exist but is not currently running, InfoPrint displays status information and issues a message when it has successfully restarted the server.
• If the server name does exist and it is currently running, InfoPrint displays a message that shows the server is already operational.

Flags

The startsrv utility uses these flags:

-c

Configures a new server for a basic InfoPrint installation. If you do not specify this flag, InfoPrint configures the server for a standard installation. This flag has no effect on an existing server.

-F

Forces creation of the server if it does not already exist. InfoPrint does not display confirmation prompts (if any).

If you do not specify this flag and if the server does not already exist, InfoPrint prompts you to confirm whether to create the server.

-l locale

Lets you specify the locale for InfoPrint messages in a specific language. If you do not specify this flag, the default is your current locale. Possible values: en_US, fr_FR, de_DE, it_IT, es_ES or ja_JP.

Note:
• In case the -l parameter is missing, InfoPrint checks the LC_ALL and LC_MESSAGES environment variables to decide the language when the server starts.

-p port

Lets you specify the port number when starting a server in a locale other than the default locale. The port number you assign must not conflict with port numbers in use by other processes. The file /etc/services lists the port numbers reserved by other processes.

If you do not specify this flag, the port defaults to the value of the PD_SOCKET environment variable, if any, then to 6874.

Note: When selecting your own port number, always increment the choice by two because the InfoPrint server uses two numbers: the one you specify and the next one, for example, 6874 and 6875.

-?

Displays help for the startsrv utility.

Argument

The argument value identifies the specific object to which the utility applies.

The valid argument value for the startsrv utility is:

ServerName

Assigns a name to a new server or specifies the name of the server to restart. ServerName defaults to the hostname.

Examples

• To create a server with the name serv1 and configure it for a standard installation, enter:

  startsrv -F serv1

• To create a server with the same name as the host and configure it for a basic installation, enter:

  startsrv -c -F

• To restart serv1, enter:

  startsrv serv1