Network Deployment (Distributed operating systems), v8.0 > Set up the application serving environment > Administer nodes and resources > Administer stand-alone nodes using the admin agent

Start and stopping the admin agent

In your flexible management environment, you can start the admin agent by using the startServer command. We can stop the admin agent by using the stopServer command.

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

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

Procedure

• Start the admin agent.

  Use one of these methods to start the admin agent:

  • Use the startServer command:

    startServer
    <administrative_agent> 

    where administrative_agent is name of the admin agent to start.

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

    startServer adminagent
    

  • (Windows) Use the Windows operating system Taskbar.

    Click Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > administrative_agent_profile_name > Start the admin agent management server .

  • (Windows) Use the administrative agent First steps dialog.

    1. Click Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > administrative_agent_profile_name > First steps.

    2. In the First steps dialog, click Start the admin agent.

• Stop the administrative agent.

  Use one of these methods to stop the admin agent:

  • Use the stopServer command:

    stopServer
    <administrative_agent> 

    where administrative_agent is name of the admin agent to stop.

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

    stopServer adminagent
    

  • (Windows) Use the Windows operating system Taskbar.

    Click Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > administrative_agent_profile_name > Stop the admin agent management server .

  • (Windows) Use the administrative agent First steps dialog.

    1. Click Start > [All] Programs > IBM WebSphere > product_name > Profiles > administrative_agent_profile_name > First steps.

    2. In the First steps dialog, click Stop the admin agent.

Results

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

What to do next

Administer application servers using the administrative agent. We can do such tasks as configure the admin 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.
Start and stop a node
Start and logging off the administrative console
startServer command
stopServer command
Administer stand-alone nodes using the admin agent

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