Configuring the management server as a daemon on an AIX computer

If you deploy the management server to WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition on AIX®, you can configure the management server to run as a daemon process. You can set the management server daemon to restart automatically whenever the computer is restarted.

You must have access to a superuser or root account to complete this task.
To configure the management server as a daemon on an AIX computer:
  1. Open the command prompt.
  2. Enter the following commands at the command prompt, where server_location is the directory in which WebSphere Application Server Community Edition is installed:
    cd server_location/bin
    ./setup-mgmtserver-as-daemon.sh
    The script generates a script called optimmgmtserver, which is saved to the server_location/bin directory.
  3. Log in as superuser, if you are not already logged in as superuser.
  4. Copy the script optimmgmtserver to the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory.
  5. Enter the following commands at the command prompt.
    cd /etc/rc.d/init.d
    chmod 755 optimmgmtserver
    ln -s optimmgmtserver /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S99optimmgmtserver
    ln -s optimmgmtserver /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/K01optimmgmtserver
To start the daemon, log in as superuser and enter the following command at the command prompt.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/optimmgmtserver start
To stop the daemon, log in as superuser and enter the following command at the command prompt.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/optimmgmtserver stop
To remove the management server daemon, log in as superuser and enter the following commands at the command prompt. Remove the management server daemon before you uninstall WebSphere Application Server Community Edition.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/optimmgmtserver stop
rm /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S99optimmgmtserver
rm /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/K01optimmgmtserver
rm /etc/rc.d/init.d/optimmgmtserver