Starting the server

You can start the BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool server by running the srvstart.bat or srvstart.sh script.

Linux icon Starting the server on Linux

To start the server, run the srvstart.sh script.

Before you begin

Only the user who installed BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool or has root privileges can perform this task.

Procedure

  1. Optional: Check if your DB2® instance is running.
    1. Log on to the computer where DB2® is installed. You must be a DB2® instance owner.
    2. Type db2start at the command line.
  2. Go to the BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool installation directory.
  3. Open the cli directory.
  4. Run srvstart.sh.

Windows icon Starting the server on Windows

To start the server, run the srvstart.bat script.

Procedure

  1. Optional: Check if your SQL Server instance is running.
    1. Log on to the computer where the SQL Server® is installed. You must have administrative privileges or be an SQL Server service owner.
    2. Start the SQL Server instance. For more information, see: Start, Stop, Pause, Resume, Restart SQL Server Services.
  2. Go to the BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool installation directory.
  3. Open the cli directory.
  4. Run srvstart.bat.