5.3 Starting, Stopping, or Checking Status for OWCIMOMD

When OpenWBEM is installed, it installs and starts the OpenWBEM cimom daemon (OWCIMOMD) by default on OES on Linux and on OES on NetWare. Information in the following table explains how to start, stop, and check status for OWCIMOMD.

Table 5-1 Commands for Managing OWCIMOMD

Task

Linux Command

NetWare Command

Start OWCIMOMD

As root in a console shell, enter rcowcimomd start.

As user Admin or equivalent at the System Console, enter openwbem.

Stop OWCIMOMD

As root in a console shell, enter rcowcimomd stop.

As user Admin or equivalent at the System Console, enter unload owcimomd.

Check OWCIMOMD status

As root in a console shell, enter rcowcimomd status.

As user Admin or equivalent at the System Console, enter modules owcimomd.

You can also view the list of loaded modules by using Novell Remote Manager. See Managing Packages in OES 2 SP1: Novell Remote Manager for Linux Administration Guide.