Starting and Stopping Instant Messaging Server and Multiplexor

Starting the Instant Messaging server enables Instant Messenger clients to connect to the server. Stopping the Instant Messaging server closes all connections and disconnects all clients. The configuration of a given instance specifies whether only the multiplexor, only the server, or both these product components are enabled.

For information on starting the Instant Messaging client (and the server on the Windows operating system), refer to the Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7.2 Administration Guide.

To Start Instant Messaging and the Multiplexor

1. Change to the InstantMessaging-base/sbin/ directory. For example:

   Solaris OS: cd /opt/SUNWiim/sbin

   Linux: cd /opt/sun/im/sbin

2. Enter the following command to start the Instant Messaging Server and Multiplexor process:

   ./imadmin start

3. Verify that the Instant Messaging processes are running:

   ./imadmin status

   Server [UP} Multiplexor [UP] Agent:calendar [DOWN] Watchdog [UP]

To Stop Instant Messaging

1. Change to the InstantMessaging-base/sbin/ directory. For example:

   Solaris OS: cd /opt/SUNWiim/sbin

   Linux: cd /opt/sun/im/sbin

2. Enter the following command to stop the Instant Messaging Server and Multiplexor process:

   ./imadmin stop

3. Verify that the Instant Messaging processes are not running:

   ./imadmin check