User guide

3-4 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
Starting ExtremeWare EPICenter
Starting or Restarting the EPICenter Server
To run the EPICenter Server:
1 Setthecurrentdirectory:
cd <install_dir>
<install_dir>
isthe directory (path)whereyou installed theEPICentercomponents.
If you installed in the default directory, the path is
/opt/epc3_1.
2 Invoke
runserv to start the two EPICenter components in the required order.
runserv &
Shutting Down the EPICenter Server Components
To shut down the EPICenter Server:
1 Setthecurrentdirectory:
cd <install_dir>
<install_dir>
isthe directory (path)whereyou installed theEPICentercomponents.
If you installed in the default directory, the path is
/opt/epc3_1
2 Invoke stopserv to shut down the EPICenter components in the required order.
stopserv &
This shuts down the EPICenter server if it is running.
Launching the ExtremeWare EPICenter Client
The EPICenter client user interface is a Java-based application that runs within a web
browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
• Under Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, install Internet Explorer 5.0, or Internet
Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 1, and the Java 1.3.1 plug-in.
• On a Solaris system, install Netscape Navigator 4.7 or later, with the 1.3.1 Java plug-in.