Start and stop servers, deployment managers, and node agents

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

1. For standalone:
   wp_profile_root/bin

   For cluster:

   cd dmgr_profile_root/bin

2. Start the servers, deployment managers, and node agents

   Server	Steps
   Deployment manager	./startManager.sh
   Node agent	./startNode.sh
   HCL WebSphere Portal server	./startServer.sh Portal_Server

3. Stop the servers, deployment managers, and node agents:

   Server	Steps
   HCL WebSphere Portal server	./stopServer.sh Portal_Server
   Node agent	./stopNode.sh
   Deployment manager	./stopManager.sh

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

   Option	Steps
   Start a specific application server in a cell	Servers > Application Servers > server > Start
   Start the entire cluster	Servers > Clusters > cluster > [Start | Ripple]
   Stop a specific server in a cell	Servers > Application Servers > server > [Stop | Immediate] Stop.
   Stop the entire cluster	Servers > Clusters > cluster > [Stop | Immediate Stop]

Parent topic: Administering

• Accessing the Configuration Wizard