PowerProtect Data Manager 19.14 Oracle RMAN User Guide

Start, stop, or obtain the status of the PowerProtect agent service

The PowerProtect agent service is started during the agent installation by the installer. If needed, you can use the appropriate procedure to start, stop, or obtain the status of the agent service.

On AIX or Linux, you can start, stop, or obtain the status of the agent service by running the register.sh script that is found in the <agent_service_installation_location> directory.

• To start the agent service:

  # register.sh --start
  
  Started agent service with PID - 1234

  Alternatively on Linux, you can use the following command to start the agent service:

  # service agentsvc start

• To stop the agent service:

  # register.sh --stop
  
  Successfully stopped agent-service.

  Alternatively on Linux, you can use the following command to stop the agent service:

  # service agentsvc stop

• To obtain the status when the agent service is running:

  # register.sh --status
  
  Agent-service is running with PID - 1234

• To obtain the status when the agent service is not running:

  # register.sh --status
  
  Agent-service is not running.

• Alternatively on Linux, you can use the following command to obtain the status of the agent service when it is running or not running:

  # service agentsvc status