Planning for running Collector Server instances
You can start and stop a Collector Server instance from a command line. Starting with Fix Pack 1, you can start and stop an instance also from IBM® Content Navigator.
Using the command line
To start and stop a Collector Server instance from a command line, you must manually export the instance configuration from IBM Content Navigator to a server configuration profile. Then, you must move the server configuration profile to the system where Collector Server is installed. Alternatively, you can download the instance configuration directly to the system where Collector Server is installed, by using the archcmd command.
You start the instance with the archpro command. You stop it with the archstop command. To update an instance configuration, you can edit the instance configuration in IBM Content Navigator. Then, you must export or download the instance configuration again. Alternatively, you can edit the server configuration profile directly on the system where Collector Server is installed.
Using IBM Content Navigator
To start and stop a Collector Server instance from IBM Content Navigator, you must configure a daemon on the system where Collector Server is installed. In addition, you must enable IBM Content Navigator to control the instance. After you request the start of an instance, the instance configuration is automatically sent to Collector Server. During the start, you are prompted for all necessary passwords. In addition, the master key is generated and the paths that do not exist are created.
You can start and stop one Collector Server instance at a time. You can edit the configuration of a running Collector Server instance and apply the changes immediately.
You need one daemon for each Collector Server installation. A daemon can control several instances of one Collector Server installation.
The communication between the daemon and Collector Server is secured by server authentication and client authentication. Server authentication requires a keystore and a certificate for each Collector Server installation. The server certificate must be imported into the truststore of the web application server that hosts IBM Content Navigator. For the client authentication, you must import the certificate of the web application server that hosts IBM Content Navigator, into a truststore on the system where Collector Server is installed.
The daemon is included in the base package. Configure the daemon before you create any Collector Server instances.
After the installation of Fix Pack 1, prefer to start and stop a Collector Server instance from IBM Content Navigator. The instance can even be run as a Windows service. If you decide to use the command line instead, always use the command line. Do not use both methods.