Starting and Stopping a Server

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You can start and stop a local server from the pop-up menu for the server in the Runtime window. Alternately, the server tab in the Output window has the following buttons for controlling the server:

Icon Description
Start the server
Start the server in Debug Mode
Restart the server
Stop the server
Refresh the server status

To start or stop a local server from the Runtime window:

  1. Open the Runtime window by choosing Window > Runtime (Ctrl-5) from the main menu.
  2. Expand the Servers node to display the registered server instances.
  3. Right-click the server name and choose an action from the pop-up menu.

When you start a server, start up information is displayed in the server tab in the Output window.

To start or stop a local server from the Output window:

  1. Choose Window > Output (Ctrl-4) from the main menu to open the Output window.
  2. In the Output window, click the tab for the server.
  3. Use the buttons in the left of the server tab to Start, Start in Debug Mode, Restart, or Stop.

If the Output window does not contain a tab for your server, you can start the server from the Runtime window. The server tab appears when the server is started.

See Also
About Servers
About the Sun Java System Application Server
About the JBoss Application Server
About the Tomcat Web Server

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