To start Dog, first check if a Java 1.6 or superior JRE (www.java.com) is installed on your computer.
Then:
- on Microsoft Windows: double click on start_dog.bat
- on Unix-like systems: execute on a terminal window the bash script ./start_dog.sh
When Dog is up and running you see an osgi> prompt on the terminal window from which the Dog script has been launched. This prompt belongs to the OSGi console and will display information about Dog, allowing, at the same time, to type framework and platform commands.
Type ss at the OSGi prompt for retrieving the status of all the Dog bundles when the gateway is working. All the bundles should be ACTIVE.
How to put Dog in the kennel, i.e., how to shut Dog down
Dog is quite obedient, so type shutdown at the OSGi prompt and it will gracefully shut down and quit the OSGi console.