This assumes that DataTurbine has been deployed as described in the FAQ.

- The DataTurbine server program is contained in the executable Java Archive (jar),

${RBNB_HOME}/bin/rbnb.jar. 

Invocations of this program take the form:

java -jar ${RBNB_HOME}/bin/rbnb.jar 
(in Windows terminal, it's java -jar %RBNB_HOME%\bin\rbnb.jar)

with command-line arguments:

  -a {server address - [host][:port]}
  -A {security file URL}
  -D {mask},{level}
  -F
  -H {archive home directory}
  -l [{log period (millis)}][,{log cache frames}][,[{log cache frames}][,[{log archive frames}][,[{log archive mode}]]]]
  -L
  -m [{metrics period (millis)}][,[{metrics cache frames}][,[{metrics archive frames}][,[{metrics archive mode}]]]]
  -M {maximum activity threads}
  -n {server name}
  -O {options file URL}
  -p {parent server address}
  -P [{userid}][,{password}]
  -s {shortcut name},{remote address},[{cost}]
  -S {maximum open filesets}

SOFTWARE ADMINISTRATION

- Select filesystem locations where the DataTurbine server is to maintain its disk archive and log. These locations will be referred to as RBNB_ARCHIVE and RBNB_LOG, respectively, from this point on. The preparation of convenience scripts to control the server is highly recommended. Some examples are at the end of this article.
- DataTurbgine ships with an administration utility, ${RBNB_HOME}/bin/admin.jar. When connected to a DataTurbine server, it displays a list of all entities available from that server. This is handy as a very basic verification of the presence of sources and channels. It also provides actions via a right-click menu popup. Some particularly useful features are:
- Terminate - removes a source from the servers cache and commits its data to the disk archive (if there is one).
- Load Archive - loads the disk archive from an inactive source into the cache. This requires prior knowledge of the archive's name.

EXAMPLES
- Linux (make a file called rbnb; this is a proper /etc/init.d script)

#!/bin/bash
#
# Init script for the RBNB server
#
# chkconfig: 345 98 98
# description: Start the RBNB server
#
# Megabytes to use for the JVM running RBNB
RBNB_MEM='512'
RBNB_ARCHIVE='/var/rbnb_archive'
RBNB_LOG ='/var/log/rbnb.log'
RBNB_PIDFILE='/var/run/rbnb.pid'

start() {
	mkdir -p ${RBNB_ARCHIVE}
  	java -Xmx${RBNB_MEM}M -jar ${RBNB_HOME}/bin/rbnb.jar -n dataturbine -L -H ${RBNB_ARCHIVE} > /var/log/rbnb.log 2>&1 &
   echo $! > ${RBNB_PIDFILE}
   }

stop() {
 	kill `cat ${RBNB_PIDFILE}`
 	rm -f ${RBNB_PIDFILE}
}
     
case "$1" in
   'start')
       echo "Starting the RBNB server"
       start
       ;;
   'stop')
       echo "Stopping the RBNB server"
       stop
       ;;
   'restart')
       echo "Restarting the RBNB server"
       stop
       start
       ;;
   *)
       echo "Usage: ${0} {start|stop|restart} "
       ;;
esac

- Windows (make a file called rbnb.bat)

set RBNB_ARCHIVE=C:\\rbnb_archive
set RBNB_LOG=rbnb.log
mkdir %RBNB_ARCHIVE%

java -jar %RBNB_HOME%\\bin\\rbnb.jar -L -H %RBNB_ARCHIVE% -n "dataturbine" >> %RBNB_LOG% 2>&1