Start and Stop Procedures

As indicated in the system architecture diagram (see the STEP Architecture Guide (here)), the dependencies between the components dictate the start-up procedure. Following this procedure ensures the system starts and functions properly.

The normal sequence of starting the main components of the system is:

  1. Oracle Database
  2. STEP Application
  3. HTTP Web Server

The SPOT script placed in the directory where STEP is installed handles the start / stop procedure of the application server. This includes all application servers in a STEP cluster.

Note: Except for other STEP application servers in a cluster, SPOT does not handle start / stop sequences on remote servers. If a DTP server exists, it will run on a Windows or a Mac server as a service and start up automatically on server boot.

The following start up options are available and are defined in the sections below:

  • Starting all application components in a single or clustered setup
  • Starting the application component (STEP) in a single or clustered environment
  • Starting STEP on a single server in a clustered environment
  • Stopping all components except the database
  • Checking the status of all components

Start all application components in a single or clustered setup

  1. Go to the directory where STEP is installed. The default path is /opt/stibo/step
  1. Run the SPOT command as follows:

./spot --start

Start the application component (STEP) in a single or clustered environment

  1. Go to the directory where STEP is installed. The default path is /opt/stibo/step
  1. Run the SPOT command as follows:

./spot --local --service=app --start

Start STEP on a single server in a clustered environment

  1. Go to the directory where STEP is installed. The default path is /opt/stibo/step
  1. Run the SPOT command as follows:

./spot --local --service=app --start

Note: In this scenario, it is possible to start / stop only the STEP component on the currently logged-in node.

Stop all components except the database

Note: The database can only be controlled in a single server environment, in other words, where both STEP and Oracle are running on the same server.

  1. Go to the directory where STEP is installed. The default path is /opt/stibo/step
  1. Run the SPOT command as follows:

./spot --stop

Note: See the System Shutdown section in the Troubleshooting documentation (here) if the stop command is hanging.

Check the status of all components

  1. Go to the directory where STEP is installed. The default path is /opt/stibo/step
  1. Run the SPOT command as follows:

./spot --status