Starting and restarting DataStax agents

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

• To start the DataStax agent:
  • Package installations:

    $ sudo service datastax-agent start

    Note: The DataStax agent starts automatically.
  • Tarball installations:

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

• To restart the DataStax agent:
  • Package installations:

    $ sudo service datastax-agent restart

  • 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.