Starting the database server on Windows

The IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (DOORS) database server runs as a service, which you can start and stop using the Control Panel. The database server starts automatically when the computer starts, and reads configuration information from the registry. You can also start the database server using the command line, with switches to override the configuration information in the registry.

About this task

When the server starts, it reads configuration information from the registry.

Table 1. DOORS registry values and switches
Value name	Switch (abbreviation)	Description
portnumber	`-portnumber (-p)`	The port number that the server uses. By default, it is 36677. To change the port number that the server uses, right-click PortNumber and select Modify. Type a new port number in the Value data field. Do not use a port number less than 1000, or the server must run in privileged mode. Do not run the server in privileged mode. If you want to temporarily use a different port, use the `-portnumber` switch on the command line, or from a shortcut.
serverdata	`-serverdata (-s)`	The location of the DOORS data. You must enter the full path to the folder where the database files are stored.
home	`-home (-h)`	The DOORS home directory. You must enter the full path to the folder where DOORS was installed.

You can set the server to log database activity by creating registry values, or by using switches on the doord command.

Table 2. Registry values and switches to enable the logging of activity on the server
Value name	Switch (abbreviation)	Value data
`logfile`	`-logfile (-l)`	The full name of the server log file.
`loglevel`	`-loglevel (-L)`	The amount of information to include in the log file. 1 is the lowest amount, and 6 is the highest.

Procedure

To run the DOORS database server using the configuration information in the registry, open Services in the Control Panel. Select DOORS Database Server 9.version, and click Start.
To run the database server from the command line, open a command prompt and navigate to the bin directory in the DOORS installation folder. Run doorsd, using command-line switches to override settings in the registry, and to set up server logging.