Starting and Stopping the Database Control Console Process

To access Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control (Database Control) from a browser, the Database Control console process dbconsole must be running on the database host computer. The dbconsole process is automatically started after installation. However, if the system must be restarted, you can start the dbconsole process manually at the command line or start it as a service in Windows. You can also run commands to stop the dbconsole process or view its status. If the dbconsole process is stopped, then it must be manually restarted before you use Database Control.

To start or stop, or to view the status of the dbconsole process from the command line:

1. Configure the operating system environment variables, as described in "Configuring the Operating System Environment Variables".

2. Do one of the following:

   • To start the dbconsole process, run the following command:

     ./emctl start dbconsole
     

   • To stop the dbconsole process, run the following command:

     ./emctl stop dbconsole
     

   • To view the status of the dbconsole process, run the following command:

     ./emctl status dbconsole
     

   Note: If you are prompted to set the ORACLE_UNQNAME environment variable, then set this variable and run the emctl command again. Set the variable to the database unique name (the value of the DB_UNIQUE_NAME database parameter). A typical value for DB_UNIQUE_NAME is orcl.

To start or stop dbconsole as a service on Microsoft Windows:

1. Do one of the following:

   • On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, and then select Control Panel.

   • On Windows 2000 Server, click Start, select Settings, and then select Control Panel.

   The Control Panel window opens.

2. Double-click the Administrative Tools icon, and then double-click the Services icon.

   The Services window opens.

   Oracle Database services begin with Oracle. The dbconsole service is listed as OracleDBConsoleOracle_sid, where Oracle_sid is the system identifier (SID) for your database instance. The status of this process (either started or stopped) is listed in the Status column.

3. Double-click the OracleDBConsoleOracle_sid service.

   The service properties window opens.

4. In the Startup Type list, ensure that either Manual or Automatic is selected.

5. Do one of the following:

   • To start dbconsole, click Start, and then click OK.

   • To stop dbconsole, click Stop, and then click OK.