Creating a process federation server

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A template is provided to help you create a server. The template includes all the runtime features that are needed for Process Federation Server, a jvm.options file containing JVM settings to tune performance, and a server.xml configuration file to get you started.

Procedure

Create the server by using the ibmProcessFederationServer template.
1. Go to the command line and change the directory to the pfs_install_root/bin directory.
2. Enter the following command.
```
server create server_name --template=ibmPfs:ibmProcessFederationServer
```
  server_name must contain only Unicode alphanumeric characters, for example, 0-9, a-z, A-Z), underscore (_), dash (-), plus (+), and period (.). The name cannot begin with a dash or period. Your file system, operating system, or compressed file directory might impose additional restrictions.
The following message indicates that the process federation server was created successfully in the pfs_install_root/usr/servers directory.
```
Server server_name created
```
Test Process Federation Server by starting and stopping the server.
1. Start the server.
  Enter the following command in the pfs_install_root/bin directory.
```
server start server_name 
```
  The following messages indicate that the server started successfully.
```
Starting server server_name
Server server_name started 
```
2. Check the server logs in the pfs_install_root/usr/servers/server_name/logs directory.
  Look for the following message in the messages.log file.
```
[AUDIT   ] CWWKF0011I: The server server_name is ready to run a smarter planet.
```
3. Stop the server.
  Enter the following command in the pfs_install_root/bin directory.
```
server stop server_name 
```
  The following messages indicate that the server stopped successfully.
```
Stopping server server_name
Server server_name stopped
```

Results

When you create your server, the jvm.options file is also copied over to the pfs_install_root/usr/servers/server_name directory. You can change the JVM options to tune the performance of Process Federation Server. For more information, see Customizing the Liberty profile environment in the WebSphere® Application Server Liberty Core information.

What to do next

Configure Process Federation Server for your environment by updating the server.xml configuration file. For an overview of the common configuration paths, see Roadmap: Configuring Process Federation Server and federated environments.