The following command line arguments are enabled when you run the Display Server  from a Windows Command Prompt or UNIX terminal window. For command line options for your data source, refer to the Data Sources section of this documentation.

NOTE: If a command line argument contains a space or a semicolon, then the entire argument must be enclosed in quotes (e.g.: "-sub:$data:my Data").
 

Name	Description
-daemon	Run the Display Server as a daemon process. NOTE: This parameter must be the first command line argument given. Example: run_displayserver -daemon
-dataserver:	(filename) Read data from Data Server output file instead of directly from data sources .If no file name is specified, default output file (rtvdata.xml) will be used. If necessary, include local directory path or http URL. Example: -dataserver:rtvdata.xml
	remote:primary,backup1 Read data from Data Server instead of directly from data sources. Specify primary and backup servers. If no host is specified, local host will be used. If no port is specified, default port (3278) will be used. Designation of a backup server is optional; one or multiple backup servers can be specified. Example: -dataserver:remote:host:8723,host:8080
	remote:http://host:port/rtvdata,http://host:port/rtvdata_backup1 Read data from Data Server via servlet instead of directly from data sources. Specify primary and backup servers. The host is web server hosting the servlet. The port is port used by the web server. Designation of a backup server is optional; one or multiple backup servers can be specified. Example: -dataserver:remote:http://host:8723/rtvdata,http://host:8080/rtvdata_backup
	name=Name;connect=primary,backup1 Specify primary and backup named data server(s). The name is the Name specified when this data server was configured and connect is either host:port or, for servlet, http://host:port/rtvdata. Designation of a backup server is optional; one or multiple backup servers can be specified. Example: -dataserver:name=MyDataServer;connect=localhost:56789,host:8080 -dataserver:name=London;connect=https://londonServer:8080/rtvdata,http://host:8080/rtvdata_backup
-dataserver:	(filename) Read data from Data Server output file instead of directly from data sources .If no file name is specified, default output file (rtvdata.xml) will be used. If necessary, include local directory path or http URL. Example: -dataserver:rtvdata.xml
	remote:primary,backup1 Read data from Data Server instead of directly from data sources. Specify primary and backup servers. If no host is specified, local host will be used. If no port is specified, default port (3278) will be used. Multiple backup servers can be specified. Example: -dataserver:remote:host:8723,host:8080
	remote:http://host:port/rtvdata,http://host:port/rtvdata_backup1 Read data from Data Server via servlet instead of directly from data sources. Specify primary and backup servers. The host is web server hosting the servlet. The port is port used by the web server. Multiple backup servers can be specified. Example: -dataserver:remote:http://host:8723/rtvdata,http://host:8080/rtvdata_backup
	name=Name;connect=primary,backup1 Specify primary and backup named data server(s). The name is the Name specified when this data server was configured and connect is either host:port or, for servlet, http://host:port/rtvdata. Example: -dataserver:name=MyDataServer;connect=localhost:56789,host:8080 -dataserver:name=London;connect=https://londonServer:8080/rtvdata,http://host:8080/rtvdata_backup
-dataserver:	(filename) Read data from Data Server output file instead of directly from data sources.If no file name is specified, default output file (rtvdata.xml) will be used. If necessary, include local directory path or http URL. Example: -dataserver:rtvdata.xml
	//(host:port) Read data from Data Server via socket instead of directly from data sources. If no host is specified, local host will be used. If no port is specified, default port (3278) will be used. Example: -dataserver://remotehost:8723
	remote:http://host:port/rtvdata Read data from Data Server via servlet instead of directly from socket. The host is web server hosting the servlet. The port is port used by the web server. Example: -dataserver:remote:http://host:port/rtvdata
	name;connect Specify named data server(s). The name is the Name specified when this data server was configured and connect is either host:port or http://host:port/rtvdata. Example: -dataserver:name=MyDataServer;connect=localhost:56789 -dataserver:name=London;connect=https://londonServer:8080/rtvdata
-dsenable:(dskey)	Enable data source(s) for data attachments and defined commands that have been configured to bypass data being redirected through the specified data server(s). The dskey is the abbreviation for the data source as listed in the Attach to Data and Define Command drop down menus, but in all lower case. Example: -dsenable:sql
-imageformat	Specify image format: jpg or png. By default, the Display Server will automatically select the image that results in the fewer number of bytes for each display. Example: -imageformat:jpg
-imagequality:	A value between 0 and 100 which controls the quality of the generated images. If the value is 100, the Display Server will output the highest quality image with the lowest compression. If the value is 0, the Display Server will output the lowest quality image using the highest compression. Default is 75. Example: -imagequality:75
-jmxport:(port number)	The port number to use to expose JMX methods to monitor and manage the Display Server. There is no default port. If not specified, these JMX methods will not be accessible. Example: -jmxport:9998
-passclientlogin	Pass Enterprise RTView login information into all data sources that have the Use Client Credentials option enabled. NOTE: Some data sources do not support this feature. For information on Application Options for your data source, refer to the Data Sources section of this documentation. Example: -passclientlogin
-standby:warm	Run a backup Display Server without the overhead of maintaining the Alert and Cache data sources. The following actions will be delayed until the backup server has become the primary: Loading definition files (i.e. Global, Alert, Cache) Preloading display files specified in initialization (.ini) files or on the command line NOTE: Although the -standby:warm option reduces overhead because data sources do not provide data until a failover, it is important to note that Alert and Cache data definitions will not start collecting data until the first client connects. Therefore, any previous alert state or cached data from the primary server will not be available to the backup. Example: -standby:warm
-sub:(substring:subvalue)	Add a substitution string/value pair. Multiple substitution pairs can be specified on the command line. NOTE:Substitution strings cannot contain the following:   : | . tab space , ; = < > ' " & / \ { } [ ] ( ) If your substitution value contains single quotes, you must escape them using a /. Example: -sub:$1:myValue -sub:$filter:Plant=/'SanFrancisco/'
-timezone	Set the default timezone for interpreting and displaying dates. Include a Java timezone ID or a custom ID, such as "GMT-8:00".  Unrecognized IDs will be treated as GMT.  If you run the Enterprise RTView Builder with a valid timezone parameter and then save Application Options, the timezone information will be persisted. To prevent the persisted timezone value from being used, pass "none" as the timezone ID. Example: -timezone:US/Eastern  -timezone:none
-u(milliseconds)	Set update rate in milliseconds. Default is 2000. Example: -u5000 (updates every 5 seconds)

Options Enabled with Alerts
In addition to the General Options, the following command line arguments are enabled with the Alert data source.