Managing the CMAgent Service

CMAgent is a communications agent service for Catalogic DPX. This service runs on Catalogic DPX master servers and clients to enable operational controls and data transfer between the master servers and clients.

You will have to stop or start CMAgent on some occasions, such as when you are updating a license key.

Important. Before stopping the SMAgent service, ensure no jobs are running or have been scheduled for the planned stoppage period.

Stopping or Starting the CMAgent Service on UNIX or Linux

CMAgent for UNIX or Linux is managed with the system service: cmagent. Log in to the shell of the UNIX or Linux system for the Catalogic DPX master servers or clients, and use the sscmagent script and the root privilege.

To stop the cmagent service on UNIX or Linux, run

sudo <product-directory>/misc/sscmagent stop

To start the cmagent service on UNIX or Linux, run

sudo <product-directory>/misc/sscmagent start

Tip. The product directory is typically /opt/DPX/.

Stopping or Starting the CMAgent Service on Microsoft Windows

Like CMAgent for UNIX and Linux, CMAgent for Microsoft Windows is managed with the Windows service: Catalogic DPX CMAgent Service. In Microsoft Windows for Catalogic DPX master servers or clients, click Start, which is often represented with the Microsoft Windows logo, in the Windows taskbar to open the Start menu, and open Services. In the Services window, find Catalogic DPX CMAgent Service in the list of services, and open this service. In the CMAgent service window, you can stop the service by clicking Stop or start it by clicking Start.