2.3 Starting and Stopping CMS

After installation, you must start the Operations Center CMS service.

The user account used to start and stop CMS must have the proper permissions to create, update, and delete content in the CMS directory on the CMS server. The user must also have the Environment variable %JAVA_HOME% in Windows or $JAVA_HOME in Linux/Unix set to point to the JDK directory.

To start or stop the CMS service:

2.3.1 Starting CMS

To start CMS:

  • In Windows, do one of the following:

    • Run the /OperationsCenter_CMS_install_path/bin/startup.bat script file.

    • Start the Operations Center CMS Windows service.

      From the Start menu, select NetIQ Operations Center > NetIQ Operations Center CMS > Start NetIQ Operations Center CMS.

    • To start CMS in console-mode, run the /OperationsCenter_CMS_install_path/bin/startupConsole.bat script file.

  • In Unix, run the startup.sh command.

2.3.2 Stopping CMS

To stop CMS:

  • In Windows, do one of the following:

    • Run the /OperationsCenter_CMS_install_path/bin/shutdown.bat script file.

    • Stop the Operations Center CMS Windows service.

      From the Start menu, select NetIQ Operations Center > NetIQ Operations CenterCMS > Stop NetIQ Operations Center CMS.

    • To stop CMS if running in console-mode, run the /OperationsCenter_CMS_install_path/bin/shutdownConsole.bat script file.

  • In Unix, issue the shutdown.sh command.