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ecflow_start.sh -d $HOME/course
Note

Please keep a note of

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the Host

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 and Port

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 given from your ecf_start.sh output for later. The host and port number uniquely identify

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your ecflow_server . When you want to access this server

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using ecflow_client , Client Server API

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 or ecflowview you need to know these information. By setting the value of the environment variables ECF_NODE and ECF_PORT you identify the server you wish to access.

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Multiple ecflow_server ‘s can run on the same system using different port numbers.

Local Machine

We prefer to start the ecFlow server with the ecflow_start.sh script to help prevent unintentional shared usage of the server. You could have used use the default ECF_PORT and started a server running on your own local machine using the following command:

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ecflow_server

at the unix prompt. 

This will start an ecflow_server running on your system with a default host name of “localhost” and port number of 3141. If another program on your machine is using this same port number, then you will get an “Address in use” error. To start the server on a specific port number you can use:

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