Starting a new server instance

Start one or more newly created zRule Execution Server for z/OS instances.

About this task

Start a zRule Execution Server for z/OS instance and open the Rule Execution Server console.
Note: To start a server instance running on CICS® JVM server, start your CICS system instead.

Procedure

  1. At the z/OS® console (or equivalent) command line, issue the command, START <HBRSSID_NAME>MSTR, where HBRSSID_NAME represents a subsystem ID in the server group defined in the HBRCTRL member. Repeat the comand for each additional server in the group.
  2. Ensure that one of the servers in HBRCTRL has the HBRMODE set to CONSOLE. Then, display the Rule Execution Server console by opening a browser and navigating to http://<hostname>:++HBRPORT++/res, where hostname is the TCP/IP name of the z/OS machine where you are running zRule Execution Server for z/OS and ++HBRPORT++ is the HTTP port you specify to access the console from your web browser.
  3. Sign in to the console using your zRule Execution Server for z/OS user ID and password.

    If you are unable to sign in, see Troubleshooting zRule Execution Server for z/OS.

Results

You have successfully configured zRule Execution Server for z/OS and started a server instance. For more information on administering the server, see Administering zRule Execution Server for z/OS.

What to do next

You can now develop z/OS applications (COBOL or PL/I applications) to execute rules on zRule Execution Server for z/OS. For more information, see Developing client applications.