Installation guide

5. SERVLETEXEC APPLICATION SERVER (UNIX)
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Start ServletExec/AS arguments
If an option value contains spaces then the entire value must be placed inside double
quotes, as in the following example:
-name “Local Instance”
The following table lists and explains all ServletExec/AS arguments.
Argument Explanation
-help
Displays all available arguments and
explanations.
-port <port number>
Optional. The default value is 8888. This
argument specifies the TCP/IP port on which
the ServletExec/AS instance communicates
with the web server adapter(s). If you
modify this value, you must also modify the
web server configuration file(s) as described
above.
-backlog <length>
Optional. The default value is 50. This
argument specifies the size of the
ServletExec/AS incoming request queue.
Requests received when the queue is full are
rejected. Increasing the size of the request
queue may prevent requests from being
rejected under heavy loads, but may increase
per-request response times.
-name <instance-name>
Optional. This is used to specify the name
of the ServletExec/AS instance and is used
only for display in the Admin UI to identify
the instance.
-home <path to the
ServletExec/AS
instance home
directory>
Optional. The default is the directory from
which the java command is executed. This
specifies the directory in which the
ServletExec/AS instance will look for the
ServletExecData, ServletLogs, and
Servlets subdirectories.
-log <path to the
ServletExec/AS
instance log
directory>
Optional. This can be used to specify an
alternate directory for writing the
ServletExec/AS log files. By default, log
files are written to the
ServletLogs
subdirectory of the ServletExec/AS home
directory as specified by the –home
argument.
-root <path to the
web server’s document
root directory>
Required. It specifies the path to the web
server’s document root directory. If
ServletExec/AS is being used with virtual
servers
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the document root director
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