How to Start and Shutdown EventLog Analyzer
Once you have successfully installed EventLog Analyzer, start the EventLog Analyzer server by following the steps below.
How to start?
Windows Application:
- Select Start > Programs > ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer <version number> > EventLog Analyzer to start the server.
- Alternatively, you can navigate to the <EventLog Analyzer Home>bin folder and invoke the run.bat file.
Windows Service:
Ensure that the EventLog Analyzer application is installed as Windows Service. When you install with single click, by default it will be installed as Windows Services. If you have carried out custom installation, and chose not to install the software as Windows Service, carry out the procedure to convert the software installation as Windows Service.
Once the software is installed as a service, follow the steps given below to start Windows Service.
- Go to the Windows Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. Right click ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer <version number> and select Start in the menu.
- Alternatively, select Properties > <Service> Properties screen. In the General tab, check the Service status is ‘Stopped’ and Start button is in enabled state and other buttons are grayed out. Click Start button to start the server as windows service.
Linux Application:
- Navigate to the <EventLog Analyzer Home>/bin directory and execute the run.sh file.
When the respective run.sh file is executed, a command window opens up and displays the startup information of several EventLog Analyzer modules. Once all the modules are successfully started, the following message is displayed:
Server started.
Please connect your client at http://localhost:8400
The 8400 port is replaced by the port you have specified as the web server port during installation.
Linux Service:
Ensure that the EventLog Analyzer software is installed as Linux Service. When you install with single click, by default it will be installed as Linux Service. If you have custom installed, and chose not to install the software as Linux Service, carry out the procedure to convert the software installation as Linux Service. Once the software is installed as a service, follow the steps given below to start Linux Service.
/etc/init.d/eventloganalyzer start
Check the status of EventLog Analyzer service
/etc/init.d/eventloganalyzer status
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer 8.0 is running (<Process ID>).
How to shutdown?
Follow the steps below to shut down the EventLog Analyzer server. Note that once the server is successfully shut down, the PostgreSQL/MySQL database connection is automatically closed, and all the ports used by EventLog Analyzer are freed.
Windows Application:
- Navigate to the Program folder in which EventLog Analyzer has been installed. By default, this is Start > Programs > ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer <version number>. Select the Shut Down EventLog Analyzer option.
- Alternatively, you can navigate to the <EventLog Analyzer Home>bin folder and execute the shutdown.bat file. You will be asked to confirm your choice, after which the EventLog Analyzer server is shut down.
Windows Service:
Ensure that the EventLog Analyzer software is installed and running as Windows Service.
To stop Windows Service, follow the steps given below.
- Go to the Windows Control Panel. Select Administrative Tools > Services. Right click ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer <version number>, and select Stop in the menu.
- Alternatively, select Properties > <Service> Properties screen. In the General tab of the screen, check the Service status is ‘Started’ and Stop button is in enabled state and other buttons are grayed out. Click Stop button to stop the windows service.
Linux Application:
- Navigate to the <EventLog Analyzer Home>/bin directory. Execute the shutdown.sh file.
You will be asked to confirm your choice, after which the EventLog Analyzer server is shut down.
Linux Service:
Ensure that the software is installed and running as a service, follow the steps given below to stop Linux Service.
/etc/init.d/eventloganalyzer stop
Stopping ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer <version number>...
Stopped ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer <version number>
Check the status of the service again
/etc/init.d/eventloganalyzer status
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer <version number> is not running.
