Starting the ASM server

After you have installed the Application Service Manager server, you must configure the server.

To configure the server, you must start the server. The method to start an Application Service Manager server on UNIX differs from a Windows computer. Some elements are common and others are platform specific.

The Application Service Manager server runs as a daemon on UNIX and as a service on Windows. The server is represented by one single executable file called asm_srv.

Follow these rules:

To run the Application Service Manager server on a UNIX platform, you must have a root or super user authorization. Ensure that only authorized personal can run the Application Service Manager server or configure Application Service Manager.
In all cases, including for Windows, UNIX, the -home <home directory> argument is required. For Windows, the installer creates this argument for you at default.