Starting and restarting DataStax agents

Commands for starting and restarting DataStax agents for each type of installation.

• To start the DataStax agent:
  • Installer-Services or package installations

    $ sudo service datastax-agent start

    Note: The DataStax agent starts automatically.
  • Installer-No Services or tarball installations

    $ install_location/bin/datastax-agent ##Use -f to start in the foreground.

  • • Net command:

      C:\> net start DataStax_OpsCenter_Agent

    • Services menu:
      1. From Start, select Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools.
      2. Select Services.
      3. Select DataStax OpsCenter Agent and right-click to stop the service.
• To restart the DataStax agent:
  • Installer-Services or package installations

    $ sudo service datastax-agent restart

  • Installer-No Services or tarball installations
    1. Find the DataStax agent Java process ID (PID), kill the process using its PID number:

       $ ps -ef | grep datastax-agent
       $ sudo kill <pid>

    2. Start the agent:

       $ install_location/bin/datastax-agent ##Use -f to start in the foreground.

  • • Net command:

      C:\> net start|stop DataStax_OpsCenter_Agent

    • Services menu:
      1. From Start, select Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools.
      2. Select Services.
      3. Select DataStax OpsCenter Agent and right-click to start/stop the service.