Progress
Database Administration
Guide and Reference


Database Startup and Shutdown Commands

Database startup commands start Progress database processes. Table 17–2 summarizes the tasks performed by each command.

Table 17–2: Database Startup and Shutdown Commands 
Task
Command
Start a Progress server-group.
proserve
-servergroup servergroup-name
Start a server or broker for a multi-user Progress database.
proserve db-name
-S service-name
-H host-name
-N network-type
Shut down a multi-user server or broker for a Progress database.
proshut db-name
Start an asynchronous page writer (APW) for a database.1
proapw db-name
Start a before-image writer (BIW)1.
probiw db-name
Start an after-image writer (AIW)1.
proaiw db-name
Stop all writes to database files by enabling a “quiet” processing point.
proquiet db-name parameter
Start the Progress Watchdog utility1.
prowdog db-name
Shut down a remote Progress DataServer.
proshut db-name
-S service-name
-H host-name
-N network-type
Shut down an APW, AIW, BIW, or Watchdog process1.
proshut db-name
Choose option 1 (Disconnect a User) to disconnect the process.
  1. Option available only on Enterprise Database product.


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