Start and stop an application server on i5/OS

Starting an application server starts both the application server and any applications that run inside the application server.

Your user profile must have *JOBCTL authority to start or stop an application server.

To start an application server on i5/OS:

  1. Ensure the WAS subsystem is started by doing the following:

    1. Start a command session.

    2. Issue the following command:
      WRKSBS
      
      
      

    3. Ensure that the following subsystem appears in the list of running subsystems displayed:
      QWAS6
      
      
      

  2. Start a QShell session by entering the following from an i5/OS command line:
    STRQSH
    
    
    

  3. Do one of the following:

    These commands are case sensitive.

    • To start an application server
      WC_profiledir/bin/startServer -servername
      
      
      

    • To stop an application server
      WC_profiledir/bin/stopServer -servername
      
      
      

    • To start an application server under WAS Network Deployment
      WAS_ND_profiledir/bin/startServer -profileName WAS_ND_profile
      
      
      

    • To stop an application server under WAS Network Deployment
      WAS_ND_profiledir/bin/stopServer
      
      
      

 

Related Concepts


Application server log files

 

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