Starting and stopping the server

When administrative security is enabled, you must provide the appropriate user name and password to stop the server. The server will start without authentication, however, that authentication is required to access the administrative console.

Before you begin

Administrative security must be enabled.

Avoid trouble: If User Account Control (UAC) is enabled on some levels, the application server must be started with Administrator privileges if you are using a command prompt. Start the application server from a command prompt window that is launched by performing the following actions:

• Right-click a command prompt shortcut.
• Click Run As Administrator.
• When you open the command prompt window as Administrator, an operating-system prompt asks you if you want to continue. Click Continue to proceed.

1. Start the server.

   The following table describes the options for starting the server.

   Start the server	Details
   From the First Steps user interface	Click Start the server.
   From a command line	Enter: On Windows platforms: startserver servername On Linux and UNIX platforms: startserver.sh servername

   Note: You are not required to provide a user name and password to start the server. However, you will need to authenticate yourself if you try to launch the administrative console or perform any other administrative task.
   The server starts or an error message is returned.
2. Stop the server.

   The following table describes the options for stopping the server.

   Stop the server	Details
   From the First Steps user interface	Click Stop the server and provide a valid user name and password when prompted. The user name you provide must be in either the operator or administrator role.
   From a command line	Enter: On Windows platforms: stopserver servername -profileName ProfileName -username username -password password On Linux and UNIX platforms: stopserver.sh servername -profileName ProfileName -username username -password password

   Note: You are required to provide a user name and password to stop the server.
   If the user name and password you provide are members of the operator or administrator roles, the server will stop.
3. Check that the server stopped successfully

   The following table describes the options for verifying that the server stopped correctly.

   Check that the server stopped successfully	Details
   From the user interface	The First Steps output window details the results of your request.
   From a command line	The outcome of your request is displayed in the command window from which the request was made.