thomas, thanks for your patience...
the place I was looking was here:
static Server createTcpServer(String... args) throws SQLException
Create a new TCP server, but does not start it yet. Example:
Server server = Server.createTcpServer(
new String[] { "-tcpPort", "9123", "-tcpAllowOthers" }).start();
Parameters:
args - the argument list
Returns:
the server
hence my failure to launch. but when I see them all lined up there are lots and lots... maybe a link to the full list anyplace you see the partial list?