1.12.4 Managing the ExaWatcher Service

You can run the following service lifecycle administration commands:

Note:

Run service administration commands as root.

• Check the service state:

  # systemctl status exawatcher.service

• If the service is stopped and needs to be running, start it:

  # systemctl start exawatcher.service

• To stop collection when required for an administrative task:

  # systemctl stop exawatcher.service

• To restart the service when required by a maintenance or configuration procedure:

  # systemctl restart exawatcher.service

Check the status again after a service operation. Stopping or restarting interrupts ongoing collection, creating a gap in the observations available for that period.