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CentrexIT Starting or Recovering the Halo Application

KB00026533
Stephen Homer Work Instruction 1 min
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In the event Halo application needs to be started or restarted


Halo administrators or systems administrators


Technology, Halo support


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  1. Log into Halo application server as Halo admin (Halo-adm) user
  • Connect to centrexIT VPN (CIT-Meraki-Anyconnect via Cisco Secure Client)

  • ssh Halo.adm@10.20.21.11 (enter Halo.adm password when prompted; can use Windows, PowerShell, or WSL terminal/prompt)

  • sudo -su root (enter Halo.adm password again when prompted)

  1. Shut down Halo UI service
  • /f8/sites/centrexit/ui/bin/shutdown.sh
  1. Shut down Halo DS service
  • /f8/sites/centrexit/ds/bin/shutdown.sh
  1. Verify services have halted
  • ps -ef | grep f8 (no active services should be listed)
  1. Clean up old log files
  • cd /f8/sites/centrexit/ui/work/log

  • find . -name “app.log*” -type f -mtime +7 -delete

  • find . -name “stats.log*” -type f -mtime +7 -delete

  • cd /f8/sites/centrexit/ds/work/log

  • find . -name “app.log*” -type f -mtime +7 -delete

  • find . -name “stats.log*” -type f -mtime +7 -delete

  1. Start Halo DS service
  • /f8/sites/centrexit/ds/bin/startup.sh

  • cd /f8/sites/centrexit/ds/work/log (if not already in directory)

  • tail -f app.log

  • monitor log activity until it slows/stops, then halt (Control+C)

  1. Start Halo UI service
  • /f8/sites/centrexit/ui/bin/startup.sh

  • cd /f8/sites/centrexit/ds/work/log (if not already in directory)

  • tail -f app.log

  • monitor log activity until it slows/stops, then halt (Control+C)

  1. Verify application is available via UI ((legacy URL removed))
  • If subspaces don’t fully load can try reloading the space, otherwise need to repeat cycling of application

Note: If server reboot is needed, Halo UI and DS services will need to be started after reboot.

Section titled “Note: If server reboot is needed, Halo UI and DS services will need to be started after reboot.”

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  1. Link to process map.

Note: Please add KB relationships to core process, process. SOPs or other WIs on the right.

Section titled “Note: Please add KB relationships to core process, process. SOPs or other WIs on the right.”