Starting or stopping deployed resources

Use the IBM® Integration Toolkit or the web user interface to start or stop applications, integration services, and message flows.

About this task

You cannot start or stop libraries or subflows. If a message flow includes a subflow that is defined in a .subflow file, you can start your message flow only if the subflow is deployed to the same integration server.

If you stop the integration server in which an application, integration service, or message flow is running then, by default, the mode of the resource (started or stopped) is retained. However, you can configure the resources so that, when you deploy or restart an integration server, the resources start in a specific mode; see Setting the start mode of message flows and applications at run time.

You can also use the mqsistartmsgflow or mqsistopmsgflow commands to start or stop an application, integration service, or message flow.

You can use the following methods to stop and start applications, integration services, and message flows:

Starting and stopping an application, integration service, or message flow by using the IBM Integration Toolkit

Procedure

In the Integration Nodes view, expand the integration node and integration server.
Right-click the application, integration service, or message flow:
- To start the resource, click Start.
- To stop the resource, click Stop.

Results

A message is sent to the integration node to start or stop the resource.

Starting and stopping an application, integration service, or message flow by using the web user interface

Procedure

Start the web user interface for your integration node; see Accessing the web user interface.
The navigator is displayed on the left side of the pane, showing the servers (integration servers), message flows, and other resources that are owned by your integration node.
In the navigator, expand the Servers folder and then expand the integration server where the resources you want to start or stop are deployed.
- To start or stop an individual application, integration service, or message flow, navigate to the resource, click the down arrow beside the entry to display the menu, and click Start or Stop.
- To start or stop all application types (including integration services), or all message flows on the integration server, click the down arrow beside the integration server to display the menu, and click one of the following options:
  - Start All Application Types
  - Start All Message Flows
  - Stop All Application Types
  - Stop All Message Flows

Results

A message is sent to the integration node to start or stop the applications, integration services, and message flows that you specified.