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Mobile Web Applications - Dispatcher FAQ (Doc ID 2986292.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 22, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Mobile Application Server - Version 12.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document explains most commonly asked questions about the Dispatcher that is available from the Mobile Supply Chain Applications.

Acronym list

MWA : Mobile web applications
MSCA : Mobile Supply Chain Applications

Questions and Answers

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In this Document
Purpose
Questions and Answers
 1. What is a dispatcher ?
 2. How is the dispatcher configured to run with the mobile server ?
 3. How to start / stop MWA servers and dispatcher ?
 4. How to check if the dispatcher is running ?
 5. How to check for MWA processes that are running ?
 6. Could the dispatcher be started from concurrent manager ?
 7. How to enable and use dispatcher log rotation to avoid huge logs being created ?
 8. How to collect dispatcher.log?
 9. How to identify java version on customer instance ?
 10. How to identify which port user is connected to when using dispatcher?
 11. What are the rules for selecting MWA server ports vs Dispatcher ports?
 12. Do you need a Hardware/Software Load balancer?
 13. Why does the dispatcher crash frequently ?
 14. How to maintain high performance and availability of MWA server ?
 15. How to check dispatcher and mobile server configuration file versions?
 16. How many dispatchers are required ? How are the MWA servers assigned to the dispatchers?
 Known issues / Limitations
References

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