Stopping, starting, and restarting DataStax Agents

About this task

Commands for stopping, starting, and restarting DataStax Agents for each type of installation.

Stop the DataStax Agent:
- Package installations:
  sudo service datastax-agent stop
- Tarball installations:
  
  To stop the DataStax Agent, find the DataStax Agent Java process ID (PID) and kill the process using its PID number.
  ps -ef | grep datastax-agent
  sudo kill pid
Start the DataStax Agent:
- Package installations:
  sudo service datastax-agent start
  The DataStax Agent starts automatically.
- Tarball installations:
  
  Use the -f option to start the Agent in the foreground.
  install_location/bin/datastax-agent
Restart the DataStax Agent:
- Package installations:
  sudo service datastax-agent restart
- Tarball installations:
  1. To stop the DataStax Agent, find the DataStax Agent Java process ID (PID) and kill the process using its PID number:
    
    ps -ef | grep datastax-agent
    
    sudo kill pid
  2. Start the Agent:
    
    Use the -f option to start the Agent in the foreground.
    
    install_location/bin/datastax-agent