WAS v8.5 > Set up the application serving environment > Administer nodes and resources > Administer stand-alone nodes using the administrative agent

Start and stop the administrative agent

In a flexible management environment, we can start the administrative agent using the startServer command. We can stop the administrative agent using the stopServer command.

Before we can start or stop the administrative agent, first install the product.

Start the administrative agent so that we can manage multiple application servers. Stop the administrative agent as needed, such as when migrating to a new version of the product, when uninstalling the product, and so on.

Start the administrative agent

Use one of these methods to start the administrative agent:

• Use the startServer command:
  startServer <administrative_agent>

  where administrative_agent is name of the administrative agent to start.

  For example, from a command dialog at the bin directory of the administrative agent profile, run the serverStatus -all command. Suppose running the command shows the administrative agent profile is named adminagent. To start the administrative agent, run the following command from a command dialog at the bin directory of the administrative agent profile:

  startServer adminagent

• Use the Windows operating system Taskbar.
  Start | [All] Programs | IBM WebSphere | product_name | Profiles | administrative_agent_profile_name | Start the administrative agent management server

• Use the administrative agent First steps dialog.
  Start | [All] Programs | IBM WebSphere | product_name | Profiles | administrative_agent_profile_name | First steps | Start the admin agent

Stop the administrative agent

Use one of these methods to stop the administrative agent:

• Use the stopServer command:
  stopServer <administrative_agent>

  where administrative_agent is name of the administrative agent to stop.

  For example, from a command dialog at the bin directory of the administrative agent profile, run the serverStatus -all command. Suppose running the command shows the administrative agent profile is named adminagent. To stop the administrative agent, run the following command from a command dialog at the bin directory of the administrative agent profile:

  stopServer adminagent

• Use the Windows operating system Taskbar.
  Start | [All] Programs | IBM WebSphere | product_name | Profiles | administrative_agent_profile_name | Stop the administrative agent management server

• Use the administrative agent First steps dialog.

  Start | [All] Programs | IBM WebSphere | product_name | Profiles | administrative_agent_profile_name | First steps | Stop the admin agent.

Results

You have started the administrative agent and have optionally stopped it.

Administer application servers using the administrative agent. We can do such tasks as configure the administrative agent, view or change properties for a node registered to the administrative agent, or view and change the job manager configuration for a registered node.

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• Directory conventions
  

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