How to restart correctly the repository (Content Server services)

A typical Content Server contains 3 types of services: Docbroker, Docbase and JavaMethodServer. The correct restart procedure is:

Change the startup type to 'Disabled' and stop the services:

1. JMS service

1a Check for java.exe process (use ProcessExplorer): if found, ensure it's related to JMS and kill it (sometimes it hangs and doesn't terminate when you stop JMS).

2. Docbase(s) service(s) (if there are more than 1 Docbase, stop them one by one, the global repository must be the last).

3. Docbroker(s) service(s).

4. Clean the JMS cache ([JBOSS]\server\DctmServer_MethodServer\work\) and DFC(BOF) cache (DM_HOME\dfcdata\cache)

Change startyp type to 'Auto' (or Manual) and start the services:

5. Docbroker(s)

6. Docbases (if you have more, start the global repository first, then the others)

6a Check each started docbase log for errors

7. JMS

7a Check JMS logs ([JBOSS]server\DctmServer_MethodServer\log): boot.log and server.log