Starting and Stopping LKWMC Services

*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview.

The lifekeeper-api and lifekeeper-wmc systemd services are started and enabled when the REST API and GUI server packages are initially installed. Because the services are enabled, they will be automatically restarted by systemd when the server reboots.

The systemctl command can be used to stop these services and/or disable them from automatically restarting when the system reboots:

Stop the LKWMC GUI service:

# systemctl stop lifekeeper-wmc

Stop the LifeKeeper REST API service:

# systemctl stop lifekeeper-api

Disable the LKWMC GUI service:

# systemctl disable lifekeeper-wmc

Disable the LifeKeeper REST API service:

# systemctl disable lifekeeper-api

After stopping and/or disabling the services, they can be restarted or re-enabled by using the systemctl command:

Start the LifeKeeper REST API service:

# systemctl start lifekeeper-api

Start the LKWMC GUI service:

# systemctl start lifekeeper-wmc

Enable the LifeKeeper REST API service:

# systemctl enable lifekeeper-api

Enable the LKWMC GUI service:

# systemctl enable lifekeeper-wmc

Some configuration changes (e.g., modifying the GUI server port or the REST API server port) may also require the services to be restarted, which can also be accomplished with the systemctl command:

Restart the LifeKeeper REST API service:

# systemctl restart lifekeeper-api

Restart the LKWMC GUI service:

# systemctl restart lifekeeper-wmc