Before you can start VisualAge you must configure your installation.
The Smalltalk image start-up configuration file includes statements which may need to be tailored to your network configuration. The file, abt.ini, is located in the /opt/IBMvast/5.5/newimage directory.
The following IP host specifications must be verified or modified in your /opt/IBMvast/5.5/newimage/abt.ini file according to your configuration.
ServerAddress=
They are expected to contain the host name or dotted-decimal IP address of the host where the server component of the product was installed.
The VisualAge manager component uses a daemon to manage concurrent access to library and import files. This program is named EMSRV.
To start the EMSRV process, do the following:
This shows you the device number of the mgr55.dat file. The message might read The device number of /opt/IBMvast/5.5/manager/mgr55.dat is 64.
For example, using the device number returned in the previous step, type /opt/IBMvast/5.5/bin/emsrv -xd64
For more options on starting EMSRV, type emsrv -h at a command prompt.
Each VisualAge Smalltalk developer requires certain files in their own working directory. A copy of the appropriate files may be obtained by running the program /opt/IBMvast/5.5/bin/vasetup.
When you run vasetup VisualAge Smalltalk copies the master abt.ini file to your working directory. If the system administrator makes any additional changes to the master abt.ini file, for example unlocking the Client Base or any features, the copy of abt.ini that is in your working directory will not match the master abt.ini in /opt/IBMvast/5.5/newimage. If the administrator unlocks components in the master abt.ini file, but those components are not unlocked in your abt.ini you can do one of two things: