start

Syntax

zosadmin start      [--dir=] [--jvmargs=] [--javaargs=] [--timeout=] [--upgrade] [--snapshot=] 

Options

-d=, --dir=

Specify the working directory for a Orchestrator Server installation.

-b=, --jvmargs=

Pass the value as an argument to an invoked JVM process.

-B=, --javaargs=

Pass the value as an argument to an invoked Java program.

-t=, --timeout=

Specify the query timeout (in seconds).

-G=, --upgrade

Switch upgrade behavior for snapshot handling.

-S=, --snapshot=

Upgrade a server using the snapshot directory of an existing server.

-v, --verbose

Turn on verbose output during this operation.

-V, --debug

Turn on debug output during this operation.

-h, --help

Display a help message for this operation.

Examples

Example 1

To start a server instance using the install directory (default), use the following command:

zosadmin start

Example 2

To start a server instance using directory /zos/server/, use the following command:

zosadmin start --dir=/zos/server

Example 3

To start a server instance and upgrade from an existing server snapshot, use the following command:

zosadmin start --upgrade --snapshot=/oldzos/server/snapshot

Example 4

To start --upgrade --snapshot=/oldzos/server/snapshot, use the following command:

zosadmin start --jvmargs=-Xmx4g