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Starting and stopping servers, deployment managers, and node agents

Various installation and configuration tasks require you to start and stop IBM WebSphere Application Server and the HCL Digital Experience application servers, deployment managers, and node agents.

Note

Run the following command if you have a clustered environment or you renamed the HCL Portal server as HCL Portal and HCL Web Content Manager:
- AIX and Linux: ./startServer.sh HCL Portal and HCL Web Content Manager
- Windows: startServer.bat HCL Portal and HCL Web Content Manager

  1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory:

    Note

    In a clustered environment, use the dmgr_profile_root directory and not the wp_profile_root directory.

    • Windows™: wp_profile_root\bin
    • AIX®, Linux™: wp_profile_root/bin

  2. Complete the following steps to start the servers, deployment managers, and node agents

    Server Steps
    Deployment manager Enter the following command:
    - AIX and Linux: ./startManager.sh
    - Windows: startManager.bat
    Node agent Enter the following command:
    - AIX and Linux: ./startNode.sh
    - Windows: startNode.bat
    HCL Portal server Enter the following command:
    - AIX and Linux: ./startServer.sh HCL Portal and HCL Web Content Manager
    - Windows: startServer.bat HCL Portal and HCL Web Content Manager

  3. Complete the following steps to stop the servers, deployment managers, and node agents:

    Server Steps
    HCL Portal server Enter the following command:
    - AIX and Linux: ./stopServer.sh HCL Portal and HCL Web Content Manager
    - Windows: stopServer.bat HCL Portal and HCL Web Content Manager
    Node agent Enter the following command:
    - AIX and Linux: ./stopNode.sh
    - Windows: stopNode.bat
    Deployment manager Enter the following command:
    - AIX and Linux: ./stopManager.sh
    - Windows: stopManager.bat

  4. In a clustered environment, you can use the deployment manager WebSphere® Integrated Solutions Console to stop and start the application servers that are managed by the deployment manager:

    Option Steps
    Start a specific application server in a cell Complete the following steps to start a specific application server in a cell:
    1. Open the deployment manager WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
    2. Click Servers > Application Servers.
    3. Select the server and click Start.
    Start the entire cluster Complete the following steps to start the entire cluster:
    1. Open the deployment manager WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
    2. Click Servers > Clusters.
    3. Select the cluster and click Start or Ripple Start.
    Stop a specific server in a cell Complete the following steps to stop a specific application server in a cell:
    1. Open the deployment manager WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
    2. Click Servers > Application Servers.
    3. Select the server and click Stop or Immediate Stop.
    Stop the entire cluster Complete the following steps to stop the entire cluster:
    1. Open the deployment manager WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
    2. Click Servers > Clusters.
    3. Select the cluster and click Stop or Immediate Stop.
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