PcmPortal on Linux Servers

To check if the portal is running, at a command prompt, type:

ps -ef | grep ortal

Sample system response:

root 768 752 0 17:11:42 ? 0:00 /pdm/bin/PcmPortal -s -S6050
root 752 1 2 17:07:17 ? 0:01 /pdm/bin/PcmPortal -s -S6050
sysadmin 755 748 0 17:07:31 ? 0:00 PcmPortal -s -S6055 -d1
sysadmin 774 734 0 17:11:56 pts/5 0:00 grep ortal

Note that there are two instances of PcmPortal number 6050. This indicates that there are two connections to the database using Portal 6050. There is one instance of a connection to the database on Portal 6055. Portal 6055 was executed in debug mode as noted by the -d1 switch.

Executing PcmPortal on a Linux Server

To execute the portal on a Linux server, at a command prompt, enter:

source /pdm/bin/pdm.cshrc
PcmPortal -s -Snum

Where num is the portal number. For example:

PcmPortal -s -S6050

The system responds with a message that the portal was started and a successful network connection was made. In the previous example, 6050 is the number you enter in the socket field shown in the Login Options screen.

Executing PcmPortal in Debug Mode on Linux Servers

To execute the portal in debug mode, use the -d switch. For example:

PcmPortal -s -S6050 -d1
  • After you execute PcmPortal with the debug switch, leave the command window visible to view messages as you work in the Contenta Explorer.
  • When executing the Contenta Explorer application, connect by indicating the debug portal that you started in the command window; indicate the portal number in the socket field in the Login Options.
  • Date and time stamp for output is in the form of mm dd yyyy HH:MM:SS:ms (month, day, year, hour, minute, second, microsecond).
All actions taken in the Contenta Explorer and all related messages are logged to the command window where the portal was started.