When Oracle VM Manager is installed, it is set to automatically start when the operating system starts. If you want to disable this, enter:

# chkconfig ovmm off

To manually start or stop Oracle VM Manager, as the root user, use the syntax:

/sbin/service ovmm [start|stop|status]

For example, to start Oracle VM Manager:

# /sbin/service ovmm start

To stop Oracle VM Manager:

# /sbin/service ovmm stop

To check the status of Oracle VM Manager:

# /sbin/service ovmm status

The status option returns either a 0 or a 1. A 0 denotes the Oracle VM Manager application is running, and a 1 denotes the application is stopped.

If the Oracle VM Manager host computer runs a full graphical desktop environment, you can also use the Services dialog to start and stop Oracle VM Manager. From the Applications menu, select System Settings > Server Settings > Services. Or by running the following command in a terminal to use display Services dialog:

# /usr/bin/system-config-services

In the Service Configuration dialog, select ovmm to check the status, and start or stop it.