Starting and stopping the deployment manager

The deployment manager is an administration application that runs in a special application server, which is created when you install the WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment product or when you create a management profile using the deployment manager profile template. With the deployment manager, you can administer multiple WebSphere Application Server nodes. The steps describe how you start and stop the deployment manager.

Before you begin

Before you can start or stop the deployment manager, you must first install the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product.

About this task

Start the deployment manager so that you can manage all the elements of the WebSphere Application Server cell. Stop the deployment manager as needed, such as when migrating to a new version of the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product, when uninstalling the product, and so on.

Procedure

Start the deployment manager.
Use one of these methods to start a deployment manager:
- Use the startManager command:
```
startManager
```
  For more information, see the startManager command topic.
Stop the deployment manager.
Use one of these methods to stop a deployment manager:
- Use the stopManager command:
```
stopManager
```
  For more information, see the stopManager command topic.
- Use the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment deployment manager administrative console.
  To stop the deployment manager from the administrative console:
  
  Click System administration > Deployment manager.
  
  On the Configuration tab of the deployment manager settings, click Stop.

Results

You have started the deployment manager and have optionally stopped it.

What to do next

After you start a deployment manager, run the startNode command to start federated application server nodes of the deployment manager. After the deployment manager and nodes are running, you can administer servers and applications on the nodes.

After you stop a deployment manager, run the stopNode command to stop federated application server nodes if they are running. After you stop product processes, the product is no longer running.