Stopping an application server ends a server process based on the
process definition settings in the current application server configuration.
Before you begin
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.
About this task
There are times you need to 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
You can use the Start menu to stop your application
server. In the administrative console,
click Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Express vn > 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.
- For distributed platforms,
except AIX, you can use the stopServer command to
stop an application server from the command line.
A warning
message displays if you are stopping the application server that is running
the administrative console application.
![[AIX]](../../aixlogo.gif)
You can issue
the
stopServer or the
stopManager commands from the
/usr/WebSphere/AppServer/bin
directory:
# ./stopServer.sh server1
# ./stopManager.sh
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 administrative
console, click Servers > Application Servers.