Start and stop an application server from a Windows command prompt

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

To start or stop an application server from a Windows command prompt:

1. Log on using a Windows user ID with Administrator authority.

2. Start a command prompt session.

3. Choose one of the following depending on your type of application server:

   • To start and stop an application server in the command prompt session:

     • Switch directories to WC_profiledir\bin.

     • Issue one of the following commands:

       • To start an application server

         startServer server1
         
         
         

       • To stop an application server

         stopServer server1
         
         
         

   • To start or stop the WAS ND deployment manager:

     • Switch directories to WAS_ND_profiledir\bin.

     • Issue one of the following commands:

       • To start the deployment manager

         startManager
         
         
         

       • To stop the deployment manager

         stopManager
         
         
         

4. Check the application server log files to ensure that the application server and the applications running inside the application server started or stopped without error.

• The status of the application server in the Windows services panel does not change when you start or stop the application server from a command line.

• If you start an application server from a command line, stop that application server from a command line.

 

Related Concepts

Application server log files

 

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