This topic includes detailed instructions for starting up and shutting down the Process Engine software. Process Engine consists of the Process Engine software and the workflow database.
The IBM FileNet P8 Platform components are interdependent. See IBM FileNet P8 component relationships to determine the optimum order for starting up and shutting down your system components.
The tables below contain detailed startup and shutdown instructions. Each step is listed in the first column. The columns to the right contain the detailed instructions or commands necessary to accomplish the step. The first table describes startup and shutdown procedures using the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) available in the component or operating system software. The second table lists the equivalent command line instructions. You can execute the command-line instructions directly from a command prompt, or incorporate them into a script.
GUI startup | ||
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You can configure a variety of options for automatic startup. In order to provide you with all of the steps required to start this component, the procedure below assumes that no automatic startup options have been configured. Where automatic startup is configured, the related step becomes unnecessary. TIP Click |
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Start the database software. |
Use the startup procedures specified by your database software vendor. Make sure the database is completely up before proceeding. | |
On each Process Engine server, start the required Process Engine service (Windows). NOTE This automatically starts any Process Engine features which you have enabled for automatic startup. |
Windows
Use the Windows Services console to start the Process Engine Services Manager service. |
UNIX Process Engine on UNIX does not have a corresponding daemon that must be started. However, if you have enabled any Process Engine features for automatic startup, you can start them at this time by entering the following at the command prompt: vwtaskman -autostart |
Start all Process Engine servers. ![]() |
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GUI shutdown | ||
On each Process Engine server, stop all Process-related features. |
Windows
Use the Windows Services console to stop the Process Engine Services Manager service. |
UNIX
Using Process Task Manager, select the Process Service node and click Stop on the toolbar. |
Stop the database software. |
Use the shutdown procedures specified by your database software vendor. |
Command-line startup | ||
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Start the database software. |
Use the startup procedures specified by your database software vendor. | |
On each Process Engine server, start the required Process Engine service (Windows), and automatically start those Process Engine features which you have enabled for automatic startup. This step assumes that all processes have been enabled for automatic startup. Refer to the manual steps above for instructions for those processes which do not start automatically, and for more information on enabling automatic startup. |
Windows
net start "IMSService" NOTE You can enable automatic startup for these Windows services — the command-line syntax has been included here for your reference. |
UNIX
vwtaskman -autostart |
Command-line shutdown | ||
On each Process Engine server, stop all Process Engine processes. | Windows
net stop "VWServicesPE" |
UNIX
vwtaskman -autostop |
Stop the database software. |
Use the shutdown procedures specified by your database software vendor. |