Starting the Network Server from a Java application

Always shut down the Network Server properly after use, because failure to do so might result in unpredictable side effects, such as blocked ports on the server.

• You can include the following line in the derby.properties file:

  derby.drda.startNetworkServer=true

  This starts the server on the default port, 1527, listening on localhost (all interfaces).

  To specify a different port or a specific interface in the derby.properties file, include the following lines, respectively:

  derby.drda.portNumber=1110
  derby.drda.host=myhost

  You can also specify the startNetworkServer and portNumber properties by using a Java command:

  java -Dderby.drda.startNetworkServer=true \
  -Dderby.drda.portNumber=1110 \
  -Dderby.drda.host=myhost yourApp

• You can use the NetworkServerControl API to start the Network Server from a separate thread within a Java application:

  NetworkServerControl server = new NetworkServerControl();
  server.start (null);