In the past, you started a DirectConnect server using a command that used the direct executable itself. For example, the command, direct –Ssrvname, was the standard way to start an existing DirectConnect server. Currently, this method is not recommended because it has some limitations:
For this command to work properly, all of the appropriate environment variables need to be set properly before attempting to execute the command.
If multiple installations of DirectConnect for z/OS Option exist on a single machine, each installation will need its own environment.
To relieve these limitations, Sybase provides a shell script or a batch file with DirectConnect for z/OS Option version 15.0 that sets the installation-specific variables before executing the direct –Ssrvname command. This script, called DCStart, requires that all the non-Sybase variables be set properly, and ensures that the environment variables that are specific to a DirectConnect for z/OS Option installation are all correctly set.
To stop a server, see “Stopping the DirectConnect server” section in Chapter 4, “Installing and Using DirectConnect Manager.”
