Opera Hotel Edition

Application Server on AIX Startup/Shutdown

Version Opera 1.1x, 2.0
June 18, 2002

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Table of Contents
PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
INTENDED AUDIENCE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
CONNECT TO THE APPLICATION SERVER.................................................................................................................................... 2
STOPPING APPLICATION SERVER.................................................................................................................................................... 3
STARTING THE APACHE WEB SERVER .......................................................................................................................................... 3
STOPPING/STARTING SPECIFIC MODULES................................................................................................................................... 3

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Purpose
Apache is one of the most critical processes to Opera Hotel thin client. This information will assist in
stopping and restarting the Apache Web Listener. If the information in this document does not succeed
in resolving the problem, the next level of support needs to be contacted.

Intended Audience
Support analysts for Opera Hotel thin client will find this document helpful in restarting the Apache
Listener.

Connect to the Application Server

First, a connection is required to the Application Server using Telnet.
From a workstation or terminal, telnet to the IP address or hostname of the application server. One
simple way of doing this on a Windows Workstation is to click START -> RUN, then type telnet
<hostname> and click OK:

This will start a telnet session, and display the login prompt for AIX. Connect to AIX as the user ias:

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The default directory for the ias user is /ias.

From this directory, the Application Server can be stopped and restarted.

Stopping Application Server

To stop the application server, including the HTTP Process, Reports, and associated processes, run the
following command. This command will disconnect all users from the application server.
stopIAS
It will respond in a few seconds, and report that the processes have been stopped.
Please wait 15 to 20 seconds before restarting the apache server.

Starting the Apache Web Server

To start the Apache web server, at the AIX prompt, type:
startIAS
It will respond with http started and return to the command prompt.
NOTE: After starting Apache, please connect to the Opera Hotel Home page, and start Opera
to be sure it is running. If it does not run, then try stop and start of Apache again. If this
fails, the next level of Support needs to be contacted.

Stopping/Starting specific modules

Separate parts of the Application Server can be stopped and started.
To stop and start the Reports server, use the commands:
stopREPORTS
startREPORTS
To stop and start the HTTP Processes alone:
stopHTTP
startHTTP
To stop and start VNC (if required):
stopVNC
startVNC
All of the above commands are handled by the stopIAS and startIAS.

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