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      and ensure that the <a class="link" href="Java-Broker-Installation-InstallationWindows.html#Java-Broker-Installation-InstallationWindows-SettingQPIDWORK" title="2.4.1. Setting the working directory">QPID_WORK environment variable is set</a>.</p><p>Now use the <span class="command"><strong>qpid-server.bat</strong></span> to start the server</p><pre class="programlisting">bin\qpid-server.bat</pre><p>Output similar to the following will be seen:</p><pre class="screen">[Broker] BRK-1006 : Using configuration : C:\qpidwork\config.json
[Broker] BRK-1001 : Startup : Version: 9.2.0 Build: 1478262
[Broker] BRK-1010 : Platform : JVM : Oracle Corporation version: 11.0.13+10-LTS-370 OS : Windows 7 version: 6.1 arch: x86 cores: 4
[Broker] BRK-1011 : Maximum Memory : Heap : 518,979,584 bytes Direct : 1,610,612,736 bytes
[Broker] BRK-1002 : Starting : Listening on TCP port 5672
[Broker] MNG-1001 : Web Management Startup
[Broker] MNG-1002 : Starting : HTTP : Listening on port 8080
[Broker] MNG-1004 : Web Management Ready
[Broker] BRK-1004 : Qpid Broker Ready</pre><p>The BRK-1004 message confirms that the Broker is ready for work.  The MNG-1002 and BRK-1002 confirm the ports on
      which the Broker is listening (for HTTP management and AMQP respectively).</p><p>To stop the Broker, use Control-C from the controlling command prompt or
      <a class="link" href="Java-Broker-Management-Channel-REST-API.html#Java-Broker-Management-Channel-REST-API-Operations" title="6.3.8. Configured Object operations">REST operation broker/shutdown</a>.
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