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ServicenameisanameofServicedefinedinTable 5‐1.
To run an adm_control.pl command
1Logintotheapplianceasuserroot.
2Typetheadm_control.plcommandasdemonstratedinTable 5‐2,forexample:
adm_control.pl --stop all
AllservicesthatarelistedinTable 5‐1stop.
Product Support Packages
Createtheproductsupportpackagestobackup,restore,ortroubleshoottheADM.
Productsupport packagescontainareal‐timecaptureoftheADMdatabase,configurationfiles,customization
files,andlogs.Table 5‐3describesthefilestheproductsupportpackagecontainsanditsuse.
VMwarerecommendsthatyoucreateandsave
asupportpackagepriortoperforminganymaintenance
procedures,suchasanupgrade,restore,andfreshinstallationsorbeforecontactingVMwareCustomer
Support.
SupportpackagesarebackupsoftheADMandrelevantconfigurationfiles.Thesepackagescontain
troubleshootinglogfilesandareusedtorestoreyourADMenvironment.
Table 5-2. ADM Service Commands
Use the Following Command To
adm_control.pl --status <service name> DisplaythestatusoftheADMservice.
adm_control.pl --stop <service name> StoptheADMservice.
adm_control.pl --start <service name> StartastoppedADMservice.
adm_control.pl --restart <service name> StopandrestarttheADMservice.
adm_control.pl --help Displayallofthecommandoptions.
adm_control.pl --command all Applythecommandtoallservices.
NOTEEveryappliancehasonlyrelevantservicesstartedandalltheothersaredisableddependingontherole.
Table 5-3. Product Support Packages Files and Uses
File Use
Databasedata BackupandrestoreoftheADMdatabase.
ActiveProbeandPassiveListenerdefinitionfiles BackupandrestoreoftherequiredADMconfigurations.
DetaildiscoveryandPassiveDiscoveryfingerprints BackupandrestoreofthecustomADMconfigurations.
Logs Troubleshooting.
Licensefile Serialnumberusedformanagedserverhost.