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Start and stop servers, deployment managers, and node agents

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

  1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory:

    In a clustered environment, use the dmgr_profile_root directory and not the WP_PROFILE directory.

      WP_PROFILE/bin

  2. To start the servers, deployment managers, and node agents

    Server Steps
    dmgr ./startManager.sh
    Node agent ./startNode.sh
    WebSphere Portal server

    For clustersed environment or you renamed the WebSphere Portal server, WebSphere_Portal is the name definedd for the WebSphere Portal server.

    ./startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal

  3. To stop the servers, deployment managers, and node agents:

    Server Steps
    WebSphere Portal server ./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal

    For clustered environment or you renamed the WebSphere Portal server, WebSphere_Portal is the name defined for the WebSphere Portal server.

    Node agent ./stopNode.sh
    dmgr ./stopManager.sh

  4. In a clustered environment, one can use the deployment manager WAS admin console to stop and start the application servers managed by the deployment manager:

    servers managed by the deployment managerWebSphere Integrated
    Option Steps
    Start a specific application server in a cell Start a specific application server in a cell:

    1. Open the deployment manager WAS admin console.

    2. Click Servers > Application Servers.

    3. Select the server and click Start.
    Start the entire cluster Start the entire cluster:

    1. Open the deployment manager WAS admin console.

    2. Click Servers > Clusters.

    3. Select the cluster and click Start or Ripple Start.
    Stop a specific server in a cell Stop a specific application server in a cell:

    1. Open the deployment manager WAS admin console.

    2. Click Servers > Application Servers.

    3. Select the server and click Stop or Immediate Stop.
    Stop the entire cluster Stop the entire cluster:

    1. Open the deployment manager WAS admin console.

    2. Click Servers > Clusters.

    3. Select the cluster and click Stop or Immediate Stop.


Parent topic: Administering

Related tasks:

Access the Configuration Wizard