4.10 Starting and Stopping Tomcat

To start, stop, or restart either Retain; you start, stop, or restart Tomcat.

Here are instructions on starting, stopping, and restarting Tomcat on Windows and Linux:

4.10.1 Windows

In Windows, it runs as a service. Open Services, select the Retain service then start, stop, or restart that service.

  • Retain 2/3: Apache Tomcat [n] (where "n" is the Tomcat version, 5/7)

  • Retain 4.0-4.1.0.1: Retain Tomcat 7

  • Retain 4.2 and higher: Retain Tomcat 8

4.10.2 Linux

The following commands are typed at the command prompt:

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Start: rcretain-tomcatX start

Stop: rcretain-tomcatX stop

Restart: rcretain-tomcatX restart

Status: rcretain-tomcatX status

Where "X" is the version of tomcat (i.e., Retain 2.x uses tomcat5, Retain 3.x and 4.0-4.1.0.1 uses tomcat7, and Retain 4.2 or higher uses tomcat8)

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Start: systemctl start retain-tomcatX.service

Stop: systemctl stop retain-tomcatX.service

Restart: systemctl restart retain-tomcatX.service

Status: systemctl status retain-tomcatX.service

Where "X" is the version of tomcat (i.e., Retain 2.x uses tomcat5, Retain 3.x and 4.0-4.1.0.1 uses tomcat7, and Retain 4.2 or higher uses tomcat8)