You can start a node by using the startNode command. You
can stop a node by using the stopNode command. Starting and stopping
a node is applicable only if your profile, also known as a node, is
added to a WebSphere® Application Server WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment domain or cell.
Before you begin
Before you can start and stop a node, you must federate
the node into a cell.
Start the deployment manager and add the
node as a managed node of the deployment manager. Adding the managed
node federates the node.
About this task
Start or stop a node as need in administering your WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment environment. Before your environment can service requests,
you must have the deployment manager and node started, and typically
an HTTP server.
Procedure
- Start a node.
Use one of these methods to
start a node:
- Use the startNode command.
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For example, from a command dialog
at the
bin directory of the node profile, run
the
serverStatus -all command. Suppose running the
command shows that the node profile is named
nodeagent.
To start the node, run the following command from a command dialog
at the
bin directory of the node profile:
startNode
After
starting the node, running the
serverStatus -all command
shows that the
nodeagent status is
STARTED.
- Stop a node.
Use one of these methods to
stop a node:
- Use the stopNode command:
stopNode
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For example, from
a command dialog at the
bin directory of the
node profile, run the
serverStatus -all command.
Suppose running the command shows that the node profile is named
nodeagent.
To stop the node, run the following command from a command dialog
at the
bin directory of the node profile:
stopNode
- Use the deployment manager administrative console.
To use the
deployment manager administrative console to stop a node:
- Start the deployment manager profile that manages your node.
- Start the administrative console for the deployment manager.
- Expand System Administration and click Node
Agents.
- Select the check box for the node that you want to stop.
- Click Stop.
Results
You have started and stopped a node.
What to do next
You can do a variety of things, such as deploy applications,
create a cluster, and generally administer your WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment
environment.