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.
If
a Windows® service
has been created for the application server, optionally use the Windows Services utility to
start, stop, and monitor the basic status of the server.
- To launch the Services utility, click Start
> Settings
Control Panel.
The Control Panel folder displays.
- Double-click the Administrative Tools icon.
The
Administrative tools folder displays.
- Double-click
the Services icon.
Read about
the Services utility in the Windows online
help.
Read the topic about
the WASService command for information
about adding and removing Windows services.
- 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 .