Starting and stopping deployment managers

The deployment manager is a server process. You must start the deployment manager before you can use its administrative console to manage the cell. Stop the deployment manager server process when performing certain maintenance activities such as migrating to a new version of the product or uninstalling the product. You can stop the deployment manager at any time without affecting the operation of the servers in its domain.

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Perform the following steps to start and stop a deployment manager.

Table 1. Actions for starting and stopping a deployment manager
Action	Steps to take
Start a deployment manager	Use one of the following actions to start the deployment manager: In the Quick Start console, click Start the deployment manager. Use the startManager command. From the Start menu, click IBM > Business Process Manager > Profiles > `profile_name` > Start the deployment manager. Verify that the deployment manager started successfully by checking the `profile_root/logs/server_name/startServer.log` log file for the message `Server server_name open for e-business; process id is nnnn`.
Stop a deployment manager	Use one of the following actions to stop the deployment manager. In the Quick Start console, click Stop the deployment manager. From the administrative console, click System administration > Deployment manager > Stop > OK. The administrative console closes before the server stops running. Use the stopManager command. From the Start menu, click IBM > Business Process Manager > Profiles > `profile_name` > Stop the deployment manager. If you used the stopManager command, verify that the deployment manager stopped successfully by checking the `profile_root/logs/server_name/stopServer.log` log file for the message `Server server_name stop completed`.