startsvc command

Purpose

Starts the agent or service that is specified by the given name.

Syntax

Description

The startsvc command starts the specified agent or service. Use the lssvc command to obtain a list of valid agent or service names. The agent determines the operations that occur while the start command is running. If you attempt to restart an agent that is already started, you will receive a message indicating that the agent has already been started.

Note: For the IBM® TotalStorage® Productivity Center (TPC) agent, the lssvc command only displays the valid agent that is used by the cfgsvc command during configuration.

Agent or service names

The following agents can be managed by the Virtual I/O Server .

DIRECTOR_agent	Starts the IBM Systems Director agent.
ITM_premium ITM_cec	Starts the specified IBM Tivoli® Monitoring agent. The ITM_premium and ITM_cec agents are IBM Tivoli Monitoring agents. These agents provide system information including I/O virtualization mappings and system utilization.
TSM_base	Starts the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager agent.
ITUAM_base	Starts the IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager agent.
TPC	Starts the TotalStorage Productivity Center agent. The TPC_fabric and TPC_data agents are valid IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center agents for the startsvc command.
perfmgr	Starts the performance management data collector agent.
ipsec_tunnel	Creates secure tunnels between local and remote Virtual I/O Servers that are configured with the cfgsvc command. Note: The clic.rte file set has to be installed before you can create tunnels.

Exit Status

See Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands.

Examples

To start the ITM_premium agent, type the following command:
```
startsvc ITM_premium   
```
To start the ITUAM base agent, type the following command:
```
startsvc ITUAM_base   
```
To start the perfmgr agent, type the following command:
```
startsvc perfmgr   
```
To start secure tunnels, type the following command:
```
startsvc ipsec_tunnel   
```

Related Information

The lssvc command, the cfgsvc command, and the stopsvc command.

For more information about the various agents, see the following information: