Enabling and disabling platform servers
Login level required for this task: Systems
Platform servers manage platform tasks such as provisioning services and displaying control panels.
Through the service provider control panel, you can enable or disable control panel (CP) and provisioning engine (PE) servers if more than one of these servers is installed on the system.
Before you enable or disable a platform server, be aware that:
You cannot disable all control panel (CP) or provisioning engine (PE) servers. This prevents you from inadvertently disabling your system.
If you enable a CP server: Calls coming from control panels hosted by that server start to go to an enabled PE server.
If you disable a PE server: Any currently uncompleted calls to that server still go through.
If you restart a PE server: Any pending operations might be stopped.
If you disable a CP server: The Web server is brought down and control panel access through that CP server is disabled. Current login sessions hosted by that CP server are ended.
If you enable a CP server: The Web server is brought back up and control panel access through that server is restored.
If you restart a CP server: Any pending operations might be stopped.
If you remove a CP or PE server: The server no longer appears on the list of platform servers.
To disable a platform server:
On the top navigation bar, click administration.
Click the platform servers tab.
On the platform servers list, select the server you want to disable.
On the action bar, click disable. This option is available only if you have more than one CP or PE server.
Verify the server you want to disable, then click OK.
To enable a platform server:
On the platform servers list, select the server you want to enable.
On the action bar, click enable. This option is available only if the server is disabled.
Verify the server you want to enable, then click OK.