Starting and Stopping the In-process Reports Server Using Oracle Reports Servlet

6-10 Publishing Reports to the Web with Oracle Reports Services

2. From the Reports menu, select Monitoring Start Reports Application.

The Reports application is started.

3. From the Reports menu, select Administration Start In-process Reports Server.

The In-process Reports server is started. To directly start or stop the in-process Reports Server using a URL, enter the following in your Web browser: http:machine_name:portreportsrwservletstartserver http:machine_name:portreportsrwservletstopserver

6.7 Verifying that the Oracle HTTP Server Is Running

OracleAS Reports Services depends upon the Oracle HTTP Server component. Before starting Reports Server through Oracle Enterprise Manager or OPMN, you must verify that your Oracle HTTP Server is running. For more information about performing this task in Oracle Enterprise Manager, refer to your Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation. Alternatively, you can verify that the Oracle HTTP Server is running, in your browser, by navigating to the following URL: http:server_name.domain:port_number

6.8 Verifying that the Reports Servlet and Server are Running

To verify that the Reports Servlet is running, navigate to the following URL: http:your_machine_name.domain_name:your_port_numberreportsrwservlethelp Note that the URL is case sensitive. If this URL executes successfully, you should get a help page describing the rwservlet command line arguments. To verify that Reports Server is running, navigate to the following URL: http:your_machine_name.domain_name:your_port_ numberreportsrwservletgetserverinfo?server=server_name The server=server_name argument is not required if you are using the default Reports Server name rep_machine_name or the Reports Server specified in the servlet configuration file, rwservlet.properties DOMAIN_ HOMEconfigfmwconfigserversWLS_SERVER_ NAMEapplicationsreports_versionconfiguration. If this URL executes successfully, you should see a listing of the job queue for the specified Reports Server. Note: Youll find more information about the servlet configuration file in Section 8.3, Oracle Reports Servlet Configuration File . Part II Part II Administering Oracle Reports Services Part II provides information about administering Oracle Reports Services: ■ Chapter 7, Administering Oracle Reports Services Using Oracle Enterprise Manager ■ Chapter 8, Configuring Oracle Reports Services