Starting and stopping the Domino Console

You can run the Domino® Console from any machine on which a Domino server or the Domino Administrator is installed. To use the Domino Console to communicate with a Domino server, the server must be running under a Server Controller.

To start the Domino Console

About this task

For information on using the Domino Console, choose Help > Help Topics from the Domino Console menu.

Procedure

  1. Make sure that the Domino server or the Domino Administrator is installed on the machine.
  2. Run the following command directly from the program directory, or from a directory path that points to the program directory: 
    jconsole
    Note: The Domino Console also starts by default when you start a Server Controller.

To stop the Domino Console

Procedure

  1. From the Domino Console, choose File > Exit.
  2. If the Console is currently connected to a Server Controller, when you see the prompt Exiting the Console by disconnecting all active connections. Do you want to continue? do the following:
    1. To also stop a Domino server and Domino Server Controller running locally, select the option Also, bring down Domino (if running) and quit the local Server Controller - local server name.
    2. Click Yes.