Starting and stopping the WebSphere Application Server deployment manager profile

The deployment manager profile is started and stopped separately from your WebSphere Application Server nodes. Complete the following procedure start or stop your deployment manager profile.

Procedure

To start or stop the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment deployment manager profile:
1. Ensure that your database management system is started.
2. Type the following commands in a terminal window on your WebSphere Application Server deployment manager machine:
```
su - root
cd WC_profiledir/bin
```
3. Complete one of the following actions:
  - To start the deployment manager, enter the following command: ./startManager.sh
  - To stop the deployment Manager, enter the following command: ./stopManager.sh
To start the WebSphere Application Server deployment manager:
1. Ensure that the WebSphere Application Server subsystem is started.
2. Start a Qshell session.
3. Start or stop deployment manager:
  - Start: WC_profiledir/bin/startManager
  - Stop: WC_profiledir/bin/stopManager
To start or stop the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment deployment manager:
1. Log on using a Windows user ID that has Administrator authority.
2. Start a command prompt session.
3. Issue the following command: cd WC_profiledir/bin.
4. Complete one of the following actions:
  - To start the deployment manager, enter the following command: startManager.bat
  - To stop an deployment manager, enter the following command: stopManager.bat
Note: You can also start or stop the deployment manager from the Windows services panel by starting or stopping the service.