SDX 6.4.x Solutions Guide > Using PCMM Policy Servers > Starting and Managing the JPS

Starting and Managing the JPS

After you have installed the JPS and applied the local configuration of the JPS, you can perform these tasks:

• Starting the JPS
• Restarting the JPS
• Stopping the JPS
• Displaying JPS Status
• Cleaning JPS Logs
• Accessing JPS Administration

To modify the JPS configuration, see Configuring the JPS. To monitor the JPS configuration, see Monitoring the JPS.

Starting the JPS

You must start the JPS when you install the JPS without rebooting the JPS host.

To start the JPS:

1. On the JPS host, log in as root or as an authorized nonroot admin user.
2. Start the JPS from its installation directory.

For root user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jps start

For nonroot user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jpsroot start

The system responds with a start message. If the JPS is already running, the system responds with a warning message.

Restarting the JPS

To restart the JPS:

1. On the JPS host, log in as root or as an authorized nonroot admin user.
2. Restart the JPS from its installation directory.

For root user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jps restart

For nonroot user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jpsroot restart

The system responds with a start message. If the JPS is already running, the system responds with a shutdown message and then a start message.

Stopping the JPS

To stop the JPS:

1. On the JPS host, log in as root or as an authorized nonroot admin user.
2. Stop the JPS from its installation directory.

For root user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jps stop

For nonroot user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jpsroot stop

The system responds with a shutdown message. If the JPS is not running when you issue the command, the system responds with the command prompt.

To start the JPS, see Starting the JPS.

Displaying JPS Status

To display the JPS status:

1. On the JPS host, log in as root or as an authorized nonroot admin user.
2. Display the status from the JPS installation directory.

For root user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jps status

For nonroot user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jpsroot status

The system responds with a status message.

Cleaning JPS Logs

To delete the log files for the JPS:

1. On the JPS host, log in as root or as an authorized nonroot admin user.
2. Delete the log files from the JPS installation directory.

For root user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jps clean

For nonroot user: /opt/UMC/jps/etc/jpsroot clean

You can clean the files to which the JPS host redirects the stderr and stdout outputs for JPS. See SDX Monitoring and Troubleshooting Guide, Chapter 2, Configuring Logging for SDX Components for more information.

Accessing JPS Administration

When the JPS is running, JPS Administration acts as a server for several administrative Web pages. You can use JPS Administration to configure and monitor the JPS.

To access JPS Administration:

1. Make sure the JPS is running (see Displaying JPS Status).
2. Access JPS Administration by entering the following URL in your Web browser:

https://<host>:8444/adm 

where <host> is the IP address or name of the host on which you installed the JPS.

A Connect to <host> dialog box appears.

3. In the Connect to dialog box, enter your username and password.

The default for both the username and the password is admin.

The JPS Administration page appears.

To modify the default username or password:

1. Log in as root on the JPS host.
2. Edit the /opt/UMC/jps/etc/config.properties file with a text editor. Modify the AdminServer.context.adm.user property for the username and the AdminServer.context.adm.password property for the password.
3. Save the file.
4. Restart the JPS (see Restarting the JPS).