Restart the job manager

We can start the job manager using the startServer command. We can stop the job manager using the stopServer command.

We use the job manager to administer jobs for large numbers of unfederated application servers and deployment managers. We stop the job manager as needed, such as when migrating to a new version of the product, when uninstalling the product, and so on.

Start the job manager

• Use the startServer command:
  cd $WAS_HOME/profiles/profile/bin
  serverStatus -all
  startServer <job_manager>

  where job_manager is name of the job manager to start.

• (Windows) Use the Windows operating system Taskbar.
  Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > job_manager_profile > Start the management server for job administration

• (Windows) Use the job manager First steps dialog. Click...
  Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > job_manager_profile > First steps > Start the job manager

• Use the START command to start the job manager:
  START job_manager_proc_name,JOBNAME=server_short_name, ENV=cell_short_name.node_short_name.server_short_name

Stop the job manager

• Use the Job manager administrative console.
  System Administration > Job manager > Configuration tab > Stop

• Use the stopServer command:
  stopServer <job_manager>

  where job_manager is name of the job manager to stop.

  (iSeries) Use the stopServer Qshell script.

  (Windows) For example, from a command dialog at the bin directory of the job manager profile, run serverStatus -all. Suppose running the command shows that the job manager profile is named jobmgr. To stop the job manager, from a command dialog at the bin directory of the job manager profile: stopServer jobmgr

• (iSeries) Use the End Job (ENDJOB) CL command.

  To use the ENDJOB CL command to end a job manager, enter this command on an IBM i command line:

  ENDJOB JOB(jobNumber/QEJBSVR/jobName) OPTION(*CNTRLD) DELAY(delayTime)

  The jobNumber element is the job number, jobName is the name of job manager job, and delayTime is the amount of time to wait for the job to end in seconds. Use a value of 600 seconds initially. Read about the appropriate delay time when shutting down the product subsystem.

• (Windows) Use the Windows operating system Taskbar.
  Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > job_manager_profile > Stop the management server for job administration.

• (Windows) Use the job manager First steps dialog.

  Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > job_manager_profile > First steps
  1. In the First steps dialog, click Stop the job manager.

We have started the job manager and have optionally stopped it.

What to do next

Administer jobs using the job manager. We can do such tasks as submit jobs, check the status of jobs, view nodes and node resources, or administer node groups.

See also

• Restart a node
• (iSeries) Shutting down the QWAS85 subsystem for WAS
• Start the administrative console
• startServer command
• stopServer command
• Administer nodes remotely using the job manager