Restart Server REST Service

Use Restart Server REST Service to restart the IBM® Security Guardium® Key Lifecycle Manager server. Restart of the server causes the server to read its configuration and accept the configuration changes, if any.

Operation
POST
URL
https://<host>:<port>/SKLM/rest/v1/ckms/servermanagement/restartServer

By default, Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server listens to the secure port 9443 (HTTPS) for communication. During IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager installation, you can modify this default port.

Request

Request Parameters
Parameter Description
host Specify the IP address or hostname of the IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server.
port Specify the port number on which the IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server listens for requests.
Request Headers
Header name Value
Content-Type application/json
Accept application/json
Authorization SKLMAuth userAuthId=<authIdValue>
Accept-Language Any valid locale that is supported by IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager. For example, en or de.

Response

Response Headers
Header name Value and description
Status Code
200 OK
The request was successful. The response body contains the requested representation.
400 Bad Request
The authentication information was not provided in the correct format.
401 Unauthorized
The authentication credentials were missing or incorrect.
404 Not Found Error
The processing of the request fails.
500 Internal Server Error
The processing of the request fails because of an unexpected condition on the server.
Content-Type application/json
Content-Language Locale for the response message.
Success response body

JSON object with the following specification:

JSON property name Description
code Returns the value that is specified by the message property.
message Returns the status message that indicates success or failure of the server restart operation.
Error Response Body

JSON object with the following specification.

JSON property name Description
code Returns the application error code.
message Returns a message that describes the error.

Examples

Service request to restart the IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server
POST https://localhost:<port>/SKLM/rest/v1/ckms/servermanagement/restartServer
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Authorization: SKLMAuth userAuthId=139aeh34567m
Success response
Status Code : 200 OK
{"code": "CTGKM2936I","message": "CTGKM2936I Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager Server restarted successfully. 
After restarting the server, it will be unavailable for few minutes."}}
Error response
Status Code : 200 OK
{"code": "CTGKM2937E","message": "CTGKM2937E Error restarting IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager Server, 
plesae check logs for more information."}