Starting a Fileshare Server

You must run Fileshare commands from the Enterprise Developer command prompt.

To start a Fileshare server:

Windows:

start fs /s server-name

UNIX:

fs -s server-name

where server-name names the server, and corresponds to the ID by which the client region knows the server. The /s (Windows) -s (UNIX) parameter is mandatory on each Fileshare command unless you are using a configuration file. For a list of valid parameters, see the section Using a Fileshare Server Configuration File.

This command starts a server with the default protocol enabled, and with no password checking performed when a client tries to access the server. The default protocol is TCP/IP. You can use the /cm (Windows) -cm (UNIX) parameter to explicitly name the protocols to be used. For example:

Windows:

start fs /s fstest /cm ccitcp /cm ccism

In this example, ccitcp and ccism are the CCI modules required for TCP/IP and Shared Memory, respectively.

UNIX:

fs -s fstest -cm ccitcp

In this example, ccitcp is the CCI module required for TCP/IP.

The following example starts a server with password checking applied through the file fs.pwd:

Windows:

start fs /s fstest /cm ccitcp /pf fs.pwd

UNIX:

fs -s fstest -cm ccitcp -pf fs.pwd

Refer to Using a Fileshare Password File for details on how password checking works.