How to start BF agent manually on Windows
Hi,
I try to start BF agent manually on Windows with: bfagent.exe or "bfagent -d". The agent seams started, but it's not listening on port 5555 or any other port. So how can I start the agent manually? Thanks. |
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the agent runs through bfdispatch typically which connects stdin & stdout from the bfagent process to the network connection to the BF console. What you've done is started a bfagent process that isn't connected to a network socket, but to your stdin & stdout of your shell.
Try "bfagent -s" (standalone) |
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Hi Robert,
Thanks. But "bfagent -s" only works for UNIX/Linux. I am trying to capture the BF agent output and following this tech notes: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21265177 But it didn't work since "bfagent.exe -d" started but could not connect to it. |
Did you get this worked out? I don't have a windows environment as a
reference, but as I recall there is a shortcut off of that start menu to start the engine in the foreground. I assume you have tried pulling up a command prompt and starting bfengine.exe -d from there? You would want to check port status (netstat -an | findstr 5555, or the like) from an different command shell, as the one you started the agent from will occupied by running the agent. Also, I assume the the user you're trying to run the agent as has a reasonable set of privileges? As Robert mentions bfdispatch is used to run bfagent as a service, if you want to stop the agent service manually, use 'net stop/start BFAgent'. Regards, Keir -- |
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