Using Web Administration

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You can use the information provided here to start/stop the server using Web Administration Tool.

About this task

Note: The administration server (idsdiradm) for the given directory instance must be running.
The current status of the server, either started, stopped, or started in configuration mode, is indicated by the icons in the upper left-hand corner of the server status area. The current status is also described in the first sentence of the work area, for example:
The Directory Server is currently running

Procedure

  1. If you have not done so already, click Server Administration in the Web Administration navigation area and then click Start/Stop/Restart Server in the expanded list.
    Note: When the Web admin tool is used to access the admin server:
    • The status bar on the Start/Stop/Restart Server panel displays a message indicating that the tool is connected to the admin server. If you access panels that are not supported by admin server, a message is displayed indicating that the functions on the panels are not supported.
    • The Start/Stop/Restart Server panel is enabled based on the capabilities present in rootDSE for ibm-supportedcapabilities attribute.
  2. The message area displays the current state of the server (stopped, running, or running in configuration only mode). Depending on the state of the server, running or stopped, buttons are enabled for you to change the state of the server.
    Table 1. Actions available based on the status of the server
    Server status Buttons available
    Stopped Start, Close
    Running Stop, Restart, Close
    Running in configuration only mode Stop, Restart, Close
    • If the server is running, click Stop to stop the server or Restart to stop and then start the server.
    • If the server is stopped, click Start to start the server.
    • Click Close to return to the Introduction panel.
  3. A message is displayed when the server successfully starts or stops.

Results

If you need to perform server configuration maintenance, select the Start / Restart in configuration only mode check box. In this mode only the system administrator can bind to the server. All other connections are refused until the server is restarted with DB2® backends enabled (the Start / Restart in configuration only mode check box deselected). See Configuration only mode for additional information.

Note: Configuration maintenance can be done while the server is running.