Starting and stopping the web server

The web server of the Operations Center runs as a service and starts automatically. You might have to stop and start the web server, for example, to make configuration changes.

1. Stop the web server.
   • From the /installation_dir/ui/utils directory, where installation_dir represents the directory where the Operations Center is installed, issue the following command:

     ./stopserver.sh

   • Issue the following command:

     service opscenter.rc stop

   • From the Services window, stop the IBM Spectrum Protect™ Operations Center service.
2. Start the web server.
   • From the /installation_dir/ui/utils directory, where installation_dir represents the directory where the Operations Center is installed, issue the following command:

     ./startserver.sh

   • Issue the following commands:

     Start the server:

     service opscenter.rc start

     Restart the server:

     service opscenter.rc restart

     Determine whether the server is running:

     service opscenter.rc status

   • From the Services window, start the IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center service.