Starting and stopping servers in a WebSphere Application Server environment
Catalog and container servers can automatically start in
a WebSphere® Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environment.
Before you begin
Configure catalog servers and container servers to run on WebSphere Application Server:
The life cycle of catalog and container servers in WebSphere Application Server is linked to the processes
on which these servers run.
Procedure
Start catalog services in WebSphere Application Server:
The
life cycle a catalog server is tied to the WebSphere Application Server process. After you configure
the catalog service domain in WebSphere Application Server,
restart each server that you defined as a part of the catalog service
domain. The catalog service starts automatically on the servers that
you associated with the catalog service domain. The catalog service
can also start automatically in the following scenarios, depending
on the edition of WebSphere Application Server:
Base WebSphere Application Server:
You can configure your application to automatically start a container
server and catalog service. This feature simplifies unit testing in
development environments such as Rational® Application
Developer because you do not need to explicitly start a catalog service.
See Configuring WebSphere Application Server applications to automatically start container servers for more information.
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment: The catalog
service automatically starts in the deployment manager process if
the deployment manager node has WebSphere eXtreme Scale installed and the deployment
manager profile is augmented. See Configuring the catalog service in WebSphere Application Server for
more information.
Start container servers in WebSphere Application Server:
The
life cycle of a container server is tied to the WebSphere Application Server application. When you
start the configured application, the container servers also start.
Stop an entire data grid of servers:
You
can stop catalog and container servers by stopping the applications
and associated application servers. However, you can also stop an
entire data grid with the xscmd utility or MBeans: