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Start and Stop CrashPlan PRO

Overview

There are times when you might need to stop and restart CrashPlan PRO Server and / PRO Client, such as when you:

upgrade your operating system
move a PRO Client user to another computer
want to connect to a headless PRO Client
are instructed stop and restart by CrashPlan PRO support

This article covers how to start and stop CrashPlan PRO Server and PRO Client. Make sure you follow the instructions for your operating system.

PRO Server

Mac

Open a terminal on the computer running PRO Server. Use these commands to stop or start PRO Server:

Stop	sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.proserver.plist
Start	sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.proserver.plist

Windows

PRO Server runs as a Windows Service. Use the Windows Services manager to start and stop it.

Linux

The commands vary depending on your Linux distribution. The two possibilities:

Option 1

Start	/etc/init.d/proserver start
Stop	/etc/init.d/proserver stop

Option 2

Start	/opt/proserver/bin/CrashPlanEngine start
Stop	/opt/proserver/bin/CrashPlanEngine stop

Solaris

Start	/opt/sfw/crashplan/bin/CrashPlanEngine start
Stop	/opt/sfw/crashplan/bin/CrashPlanEngine stop

PRO Client runs a service that is always on and a separate desktop application that end users interact with. If you shutdown the desktop application, the service continues to run. These instructions are for stopping and starting the PRO Client service.

Mac

Open Utilities > Terminal on the computer running PRO Client. Use the following commands to stop or start the PRO Client service.

Stop	sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.engine.plist
Start	sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.engine.plist

Windows

There are two ways to start or stop the CrashPlan engine.

Via MS Services Menu

Navigate to the MS Services menu
Right click on CrashPlan Backup Service
Choose Stop, Start or Restart from the menu

Via Command Prompt

Stop	net stop CrashPlanService
Start	net start CrashPlanService

Linux

The start / stop script is stored in the crashplan/bin directory (default for a root install is: /usr/local/crashplan/bin).

Usage:

CrashPlanEngine stop|start

Some linux systems (like Debian) allow you to start/stop it with an init.d script

/etc/init.d/crashplan stop
/etc/init.d/crashplan start

Command Line Reference

PRO Server Stop / Start Commands

Platform	Stop	Start
mac	sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.proserver.plist	sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.proserver.plist
win	stop the CrashPlan PRO Server Service	start the CrashPlan PRO Server Service
linux	/etc/init.d/proserver stop	/etc/init.d/proserver start
solaris	/etc/init.d/proserver stop	/etc/init.d/proserver start

PRO Client Stop / Start Commands

Platform	Stop	Start
mac	sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.engine.plist	sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.crashplan.engine.plist
win	stop the CrashPlan Service	start the CrashPlan Service
linux	/usr/local/crashplan/bin/CrashPlanEngine stop	/usr/local/crashplan/bin/CrashPlanEngine start
solaris	/usr/local/crashplan/bin/CrashPlanEngine stop	/usr/local/crashplan/bin/CrashPlanEngine start

recipe/stop_and_start_your_pro_server.txt · Last modified: 2010/03/31 17:13 by bmcguire