Rules Listener startup and shutdown

This topic includes detailed instructions for starting up and shutting down the Rules Listener on a server running third-party rules software.

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 procedures

GUI startup

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 Automatic startup tip for instructions on enabling automatic startup for a step.

Start the rules software. Use the startup procedures specified by your rules software vendor.
Start the Rules Listener. Automatic startup tip
  1. If it is not already open, open Process Task Manager.
  2. Select the Rules Listener node and click Start on the toolbar.
GUI shutdown
Stop the Rules Listener. Automatic startup tip
  1. If it is not already open, open Process Task Manager.
  2. Select the Rules Listener node and click Stop on the toolbar.
Stop the rules software. Use the shutdown procedures specified by your rules software vendor.

Command-line procedures

Command-line startup
Start the rules software. Use the startup procedures specified by your rules software vendor.

Start the Rules Listener.

This step assumes that the Rules Listener has been enabled for automatic startup.

RunTaskman -autostart

Command-line shutdown

Stop the Rules Listener.

RunTaskman -autostop

Stop the rules software. Use the shutdown procedures specified by your rules software vendor.