Introduction

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The default http port for Dbvserver is 8081 and for https it is 8443. The default username/password is admin/admin.
Dbvserver should be running on all primary and standby servers.

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/usr/local/dbvisit> dbvserverd 
/usr/local/dbvisit> exit

Some erroneous messages may appear on the console if the session is not exited. This is normal.

Stopping Dbvserver on Linux/Unix

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/usr/local/dbvisit> dbvserverd stop

Starting and stopping Dbvserver on Windows

Dbvserver on Windows is a Windows service, which can be started, and stopped as a regular Windows service. 

The Dbvserver service logs on as the Oracle windows account user.

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To delete or remove the service

C:\Program Files (x86)\Dbvisit\Dbvserver\bin> dbvisit_install_win32 delete

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Dbvisit\Dbvserver\bin> dbvisit_install_win32 create "c:\program files (x86)\dbvisit" oracle passwd

To show service

C:\Program Files (x86)\Dbvisit\Dbvserver\bin> dbvisit_install_win32 show

For help

C:\Program Files (x86)\Dbvisit\Dbvserver\bin> dbvisit_install_win32

Dbvserver directories

Dbvserver includes the following directories under the main dbvserver directory

• log. This contains the log files for:
• Dbvserver log files.
• Scheduler log files.
• Http access log files.
• Optional debug log files.
• etc. This contains the following files:
  
  • dbvserver.conf, which is the configuration file for Dbvserver.
  • scheduler.conf, which is the configuration file for the scheduler.
  • init.d directory, which contains the init.d templates to auto start Dbvserver at boot time.
• tmp. Temporary directory used by Dbvserver.

Backing up Dbvserver configuration files

A backup of the Dbvserver configuration files can be made by backing up the /etc folder. This will ensure there is a backup of the

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If Dbvserver is used, then it is recommended to auto start the Dbvserver process at boot.
On Windows, this can be done by setting the Startup Type on the Dbvserver service to automatic:

On Unix/Linux this can be done by creating an init.d script to auto start Dbvserver at boot time. Example template init.d files can be found in:

/usr/local/dbvisit/dbvserver/etc/init.d

An example init.d script for redhat is:

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The Dbvserver configuration is determined by the settings in the dbvserver.conf file which is located in the etc or conf directory.
This configuration file can be edited manually or updated through the web-based interface by going to the Settings page.

The settings page should also be used to update the default password.

Whenever a change is made in the configuration, Dbvserver has to be restarted to read the new config file. 

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Dbvserver debugging can be turned on by setting debug = 1 in the dbvserver.conf file.
The debug information will be written to the dbvserver file on the log directory.