Operating a REST server

Use scripts to operate a REST server.

Invoke a script by issuing a command of the form:
docker exec containername /opt/ibm/dbrest/scripts/scriptname
where:
  • containername represents the name of the container.
  • scriptname represents one of the following scripts:
    Script Description
    db2rest-start.sh Starts the server and changes its status to ACTIVE. If the server was already running, its status remains ACTIVE.
    db2rest-stop.sh Stops the server, changes its status to INACTIVE, and invalidates any authentication tokens that were issued when the server was running.
    db2rest-restart.sh Stops and restarts the server.
    db2rest-version.sh Returns the version information of a running server.
    db2rest-status.sh Checks the status (ACTIVE, INACTIVE, or ERROR) of the server.