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Stop an application server

Stop an application server ends a server process based on the process definition settings in the current application server configuration. Make sure you understand the impact of stopping a particular server has on your ability to handle work requests, especially if you need to maintain a highly available environment. There are times stop an application server. For example, you might have to apply service to an application running on that server, or you might want to change one of the application server's configuration setting. Use one of the following options when you need to stop an application server.

Procedure

• (Windows) We can use the Start menu to stop your application server. In the admin console, click Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Network Deployment v. n > Stop the server. When the server stops successfully, the stopServer.log file contains the following in the last two lines:

  Server stop request issued.  Waiting for stop status.
  Server server1 stop completed.
  

  The server name varies depending on your settings.

• (Windows) If a Windows service has been created for the application server, optionally use the Windows Services utility to start, stop, and monitor the basic status of the server.

  1. To launch the Services utility, click Start > Settings Control Panel.

     The Control Panel folder displays.

  2. Double-click the Administrative Tools icon.

     The Administrative tools folder displays.

  3. Double-click the Services icon.

     Read about the Services utility in the Windows online help.

  Read the topic about the WASService command for information about adding and removing Windows services.

• You can issue a stopServer command to stop a single server or the stopManager command to stop the dmgr.

  Read the stopServer and stopManager topics for information about the commands, including such information as running the commands and defining the log file names.

  Read the topic on using command-line tools for information such as determining from what directory to run the stopServer and stopManager commands.

  You can check that the server or dmgr has successfully stopped by checking the appropriate log file.

• You can use the admin console to stop an application server:

  1. In the administrative console, click...

         Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers .

  2. Select the application server that you want stopped and click Stop.
  3. Confirm that you want to stop the application server.

  4. View the Status value and any messages or logs to see whether the application server stops.

Results

The specified server stops as soon as requests assigned to that server finish processing.

To verify that the server is in stop state, in the admin console, click...

    Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers .

What to do next

If you experience any problems shutting down a server, see Troubleshoot administration.
Start an application server
Manage application servers
Administer application servers
Create application servers

(Windows) WASService command
Use command-line tools

Related

stopServer command
startServer command

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