Service Lifecycle

Use the commands and other information in this guide to start, stop and restart Itential Automation Platform (IAP).

Note: Restart IAP after properties have been updated.

Start

Use the following command to start IAP.

RHEL 6

sudo service pronghorn start

RHEL 7

sudo systemctl start pronghorn

Use this command to start IAP as a service. With this command, the server will continue to run after you end the session. You can also use this command to manually start IAP from the home directory.

sudo -u pronghorn node server.js

This alternate command starts up a temporary node. When you end the session with this alternate command, the server will stop. The expected output is shown below.

Pronghorn is running.  You're welcome.
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'EnterprioseHSS is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'EnterpriseAAA is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'DeviceTurnup is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'NetworkViewCog is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'Service is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'SDK is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'MOP is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'ServiceViewer is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'ServiceCog is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'WorkflowBuilder is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'ReportsCog is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'TopologyCog is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'NedInspector is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'WorkflowEngine is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'GoldenConfig is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'DeviceManager is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'Policy is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'Notifications is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'FormGenerator is alive!' }
{ origin: 'route', msg: 'FirewallCog is alive!' }
{ origin: 'isFinished, msg: 'All sub systems ready' }

Stop

To stop IAP, use the following command:

RHEL 6

sudo service pronghorn stop

RHEL 7

sudo systemctl stop pronghorn

Restart

To restart IAP, use the following command:

RHEL 6

sudo service pronghorn restart

RHEL 7

sudo systemctl restart pronghorn

This command starts IAP as a service. Refer to Start section for more information.

Verify Stop/Start Status

To verify IAP started/stopped successfully, use the system log file.

RHEL 6

sudo less /var/log/pronghorn/pronghorn.logsudo tail -f /var/log/pronghorn/pronghorn.log

RHEL 7

sudo journalctl -xesudo journalctl -fu pronghorn

Note: In a VM, these commands may be run from the root directory.