Stopping, starting, and restarting DataStax agents

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

Procedure

  • 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
      Note: 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