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Start and stop servers, deployment managers, and node agents

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

  1. For standalone:

    For cluster:

      cd dmgr_profile_root/bin

  2. Start the servers, deployment managers, and node agents

    Server Steps
    Deployment manager ./startManager.sh
    Node agent ./startNode.sh
    HCL WebSphere Portal server ./startServer.sh Portal_Server

  3. Stop the servers, deployment managers, and node agents:

    Server Steps
    HCL WebSphere Portal server ./stopServer.sh Portal_Server
    Node agent ./stopNode.sh
    Deployment manager ./stopManager.sh

  4. In a clustered environment, use the deployment manager WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console to stop and start the application servers managed by the deployment manager:

    Option Steps
    Start a specific application server in a cell Servers > Application Servers > server > Start
    Start the entire cluster Servers > Clusters > cluster > [Start | Ripple]
    Stop a specific server in a cell Servers > Application Servers > server > [Stop | Immediate] Stop.
    Stop the entire cluster Servers > Clusters > cluster > [Stop | Immediate Stop]

Parent topic: Administering