Start the Sybase CEP Server

This section describes the command-line parameters and options for starting Sybase CEP Server.

The typical method for starting Sybase CEP Server is documented in the Sybase CEP Installation Guide . You can start the Server the same way regardless of whether Sybase CEP applications are deployed from the Sybase CEP Studio or from one of the SOAP interfaces. You can start the Sybase CEP Server from the command line in both Microsoft Windows and UNIX-like environments. The command to invoke the Sybase CEP Server from the command line is:


c8_server [options]

The following parameters and options can be used with the Sybase CEP Server.

--help

Prints a list of command line parameters.

--version

Prints the current version number.

--service=install

Microsoft Windows Only: This option installs Sybase CEP Server as a Microsoft Windows service.

--service=uninstall

Microsoft Windows Only: This option uninstalls Sybase CEP Server as a Microsoft Windows service.

--service=start

Microsoft Windows Only: This option starts the Sybase CEP Server when it is installed as a service.

--service=stop

Microsoft Windows Only: This option stops the Sybase CEP Server when it is installed as a service and if it is running.

--config=filename

Sets the Sybase CEP Server configuration file to the specified file name.

--clean-state

Starts the Sybase CEP Server in a "clean state". All modules that were running or loaded the last time the server was shut down will be cleared. If any modules were using the "persistence" feature, all persisted data will be cleared.