
Starting and stopping an application server on IBM i
Starting an application server starts both the application server and any applications that run inside the application server.
About this task
Procedure
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Ensure the WebSphere Application Server subsystem is started by doing the following:
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Start a Qshell session by entering the following from a command line:
STRQSH
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Do one of the following:
Note: These commands are case sensitive.
- To start an application server:
WC_profiledir/bin/startServer server_name
- To stop an application server:
WC_profiledir/bin/stopServer server_name
- To start an application server under WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment:
WAS_ND_profiledir/bin/startServer server_name
- To stop an application server under WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment:
where:WAS_ND_profiledir/bin/stopServer server_name
server_name is the name of your server for example, server1.
- To start an application server:
- Starting and stopping quick reference. Select the appropriate link from the left pane based on your version of WebSphere Application Server.
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Start the IBM Knowledge Center.
The IBM Knowledge Center can be used to provide help when using the WebSphere Commerce tools such as WebSphere Commerce Administration Console.