DB2 OLAP Server is automatically started as a service on your workstation. If you should need to start it manually by using the command line, follow these steps:
Essbase
If an error occurs during startup, check your path and environment settings. If your path and environment settings are correct, ensure that the appropriate communications protocol is installed and running on your Windows workstation.
You are asked to confirm your choices. Type 1 to verify your entries or 2 to retype them. When you enter Y, the information will be saved. At subsequent logins, you will be prompted for the system password only.
DB2 OLAP Server displays this message when the server is started and ready for use:
Waiting for Client Requests. . .
You can now use the Agent window to perform high-level supervisor operations. For a list of available Agent commands, see Using agent commands.
After you start the Agent, all Agent activities are recorded in the log (essbase.log), which is stored in the ARBORPATH directory. After you start individual applications, application and database activities are recorded in an application log ( appname.log), which is stored in the application directory (ARBORPATH\app\appname). For more information, see "Using Analytic Services Logs" in the Database Administrator's Guide.
For more information about starting and stopping Analytic Server, see "Running Analytic Servers, Applications, and Databases" in the Database Administrator's Guide.
On Windows, you can place the OLAP server component in a startup folder so it will start automatically when Windows boots. You can also specify the server password, to avoid having to type it each time the OLAP Server starts.
To automate the OLAP server startup on Windows platforms:
For example, on Windows 2000, select Start > Settings > Taskbar & Start Menu Advanced tab.
If you installed to the default directory, this is c:\ibm\db2olap\bin\essbase.exe. If you want the DB2 OLAP Server system password to be automatically entered each time DB2 OLAP Server starts, type the password after essbase.exe on the command line. For example:
c:\ibm\db2olap\bin\essbase.exe password
where password is your DB2 OLAP Server system password.
You can automatically start up an application or database. When the OLAP server is started, DB2 OLAP Server starts any application or database that is defined with an automatic startup setting. You define startup settings in Administration Services (Application Properties window and Database Properties window).
To stop the server from any workstation that is connected to it, use one of the following two methods: