In this lesson, you start the MobiLink server with the Notifier so that push notifications can be sent to devices.

To run the MobiLink server (mlsrv11)

• At a command prompt, navigate to the directory of your consolidated database. Type the following on a single line:

  mlsrv11 -notifier -c "dsn=SIS_CarDealer_LP_DBLSN_CONDB" -o ml.log -fr -v+ -zu+ -x tcpip

  The following table describes each option used with the mlsrv11 utility. The options -o and -v provide debugging and troubleshooting information. Using these logging options is appropriate in a development environment. For performance reasons, -v is typically not used in production.

  Option	Description
  -notifier	Starts all enabled Notifiers for server-initiated synchronization. See -notifier option.
  -c	Specifies a connection string. See -c option.
  -o	Specifies the message log file ml.log. See -o option.
  -fr	Prevents the MobiLink server from aborting if a synchronization does not include at least one script that uploads and one script that downloads data. This option is required for this tutorial which uses download-only synchronization. See -fr option.
  -v+	The -v option specifies what information is logged. Using -v+ sets maximum verbose logging. See -v option.
  -zu+	Adds new users automatically. See -zu option.
  -x	Sets the communications protocol and protocol options for MobiLink clients. See -x option.

  A window appears to indicate that the MobiLink server is running. The Notifier indicates that it is ready to receive push notification requests from devices.

See also

For more information about the topics in this lesson, see:

• MobiLink server
• MobiLink server options