Checking and controlling the Spectrum Connect Linux service

At any time, you can check whether the Spectrum Connect service runs properly on the Linux® host. You can also stop and then start the service if needed.

  1. Log on to the Linux command prompt environment as a root user.
  2. Enter the following command: service ibm_spectrum_connect status.
    The status of the Celery and Django services is displayed.
    [root@ibmsc]# service ibm_spectrum_connect status
Celery services are running...
Django service is running...
vWC refresh service is running...
If you want to stop the Spectrum Connect service, use the stop command:
[root@ibmsc]# service ibm_spectrum_connect stop
Stopping ibm_spectrum_connect (via systemctl): [  OK  ]
To start the service again, use the start command:
[root@ibmsc]# service ibm_spectrum_connect start
Starting ibm_spectrum_connect (via systemctl): [  OK  ]
If you want to stop and then start the Spectrum Connect service in one command, use the restart command:
[root@ibmsc]# service ibm_spectrum_connect restart
Restarting ibm_spectrum_connect (via systemctl): [  OK  ]