Managing multiple Application Servers on the same host

When there are multiple Application Servers configured on the same host, you manage the additional Application Servers through the Infrastructure Management window.

You can perform any of the following management tasks:

• To start a specific Application Server
• To stop a specific Application Server
• To redeploy a stopped Application Server
• To add unmanaged deployments
• To edit the list of roles with Application Server Launcher access

To start a specific Application Server

To stop a specific Application Server

The stop operation ends running jobs and stops the Application Server, providing a controlled shutdown. You can select options for managing the running jobs.

1. In the BMC Server Automation Console, from the Configuration menu, select Infrastructure Management.
2. Expand the Application Servers node.
3. Right-click the Application Server and select Stop.
4. In the Stop Application Server dialog box, select the method for managing any running jobs:
   • Stop immediately without waiting for running jobs to finish.
   • Stop when all running jobs finish.
   • Stop when all running jobs finish or after specified number of minutes, whichever comes first.
5. Click OK.

To redeploy a stopped Application Server

To terminate a specific Application Server

To restart a specific Application Server

The Restart operation first stops the Application Server and then starts it again. Use this operation to have configuration changes take effect.

1. In the BMC Server Automation Console, from the Configuration menu, select Infrastructure Management.
2. Expand the Application Servers node.
3. Right-click the Application Server and select Restart.

To remove an Application Server

To add unmanaged deployments

If you have Application Servers which have been removed from the system, but have had their deployments preserved (using the Preserve deployment option), you can add the deployment back into the system without having to restart the launcher.

1. Right-click an Application Server Launcher node and select Add Unmanaged Deployments.

   Note

   The option is displayed only if unmanaged deployments for this Application Server Launcher exist.

2. In the Add Unmanaged Deployments dialog box, select one or more unmanaged deployments that you want to add to the Application Server Launcher.
3. Click OK.

The Application Server Launcher added the deployments you selected as managed Server Profiles, enabling you to manage these deployments as you would any other deployment in the system.

To edit the list of roles with Application Server Launcher access

At BMC Server Automation installation time, only the BLAdmins role is granted authorization to access to the Application Server Launcher. Users with this role can use the Edit Application Server Launcher Roles dialog box to grant or deny authorization to other roles.

1. In the BMC Server Automation Console, from the Configuration menu, select Infrastructure Management.
2. Expand the Application Server Launchers node.
3. Right-click the Application Server Launcher and select Edit Role List.
4. Under Available Roles, select one or more roles you want to have access to the Application Server Launcher. Then click the right arrow to move the role to the Selected Roles list.
    To remove roles from the selected list, under Selected Roles, select one or more roles. Then click the left arrow.
5. When you have finished editing the list, click OK.