Disable automatic starting of applications
We can enable and disable the automatic starting of an application. By default, an installed application starts automatically when the server on which the application resides starts.
This topic assumes that the application is installed on an application server and that the application starts automatically when the server starts.
This topic also assumes that you mapped the installed application to a server or cluster and that we have an administrative role with an authority higher than monitor.
You might want an application to run only after we start it manually and not to run every time after the server starts. The target mapping for an application controls whether an application starts automatically when the server starts or requires you to start the application manually.
We must have an administrative role with an authority higher than monitor to change the automatic starting setting.
Tasks
- Go to the Target specific application status page for our application.
Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > application_name > Target specific application status.
- Select the target server or cluster on which the application resides.
- Click Disable Auto Start.
- Save changes to the administrative configuration.
The application does not start when its server starts. We must start the application manually.
What to do next
To enable automatic starting of the application, do the following:
- On the Target specific application status page for the application, select the target on which the application resides.
- Click Enable Auto Start.
- Save changes to the configuration.
Mapping modules to servers Restart enterprise applications Target specific application status