Microservices Runtime must be running in order for clients to execute services or for Microservices Runtime to send outbound requests. If you are using Microservices Runtime in a development environment, it must be running in order for your developers to build, update, and test services using the Software AG Designer.

Before starting Microservices Runtime, make sure there is enough free disk space on the host machine to accommodate the storage of configuration and log files on disk. Running out of disk space can affect performance and lead to errors.

For information about starting Microservices Runtime from the command prompt or in safe mode, see the webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide.