Version 9.5 SP1
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Starting and Stopping the CentraSite Registry Repository

The CentraSite Registry Repository is started automatically when you boot your machine.

On Windows, the CentraSite Registry Repository runs as a Windows service. You can use the Windows Services application that is provided with the operating system to start and stop the service.

For other operating systems, and as an alternative method on Windows, you can start and stop the CentraSite Registry Repository from the command line:

Start of instruction setTo start the CentraSite Registry Repository from the command line

  1. Enter the following command on the command line:

    inoadmin start CentraSite 
    

Start of instruction setTo stop the CentraSite Registry Repository from the command line

  1. Use one of the following commands to stop the CentraSite Registry Repository:

    Command Description
    inoadmin shutdown CentraSite This option terminates the CentraSite Registry Repository session normally and waits for currently active processing to finish. The waiting time in seconds can be set with the server property Maximum Transaction Duration (see Repository Configuration Parameters).
    inoadmin cancel CentraSite This option terminates the CentraSite Registry Repository immediately. User transactions that have not finished processing are rolled back.
    inoadmin abort CentraSite This option causes an emergency shutdown of the CentraSite Registry Repository. All processing is stopped immediately. Crash dump files will be written. This method will cause an automatic repair ("autorepair") the next time the CentraSite Registry Repository is started, and should only be used as a last resort.

You can also use Command Central to start and stop the CentraSite Registry Repository. The CentraSite Registry Repository is listed as a process in the instances list of your chosen Command Central environment, and you can use standard operations in the Command Central interface to start and stop the process. Refer to the Command Central Help guide for details.

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