OpenEdge Management provides a command-line interface that performs functions without the use of the graphical user interface.

Note: To use the command-line interface, HTTP must be enabled with localhost defined as a trusted client. See Set Up Secure Communications for details.

Specifically, the command-line interface allows you to:

  • Start, query, and stop OpenEdge Management.
  • View configuration information of the OpenEdge Management environment.
  • View the list of resources.
  • Enable or disable a resource.
  • Dump the contents of the OpenEdge Management configuration database to a readable form (an XML file) and, in the event of a catastrophic failure, use the backup dump file to restore the database.
  • Access command-line help.

You can also use the command-line interface to work with alerts in the following ways:

  • Clear an alert
  • Enable and disable polling
  • Work with alert commands

For command-line references, see Fathom Command-line References.