Starting The Access Gateway Service Provider; Stopping The Access Gateway Service Provider; Restarting The Access Gateway Appliance - Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP1 - GATEWAY GUIDE Manual

3.3.3 Starting the Access Gateway Service Provider

When an Access Gateway is removed from a cluster configuration, the Embedded Service Provider
is stopped. It should remain stopped until you have reconfigured the Access Gateway. When you
have finished the reconfiguration, you should start the Embedded Service Provider.
1 In the Administration Console, click Devices > Access Gateways, select the Access Gateway,
then click Actions.
2 Click Service Provider > Start Service Provider, then click OK.
In a few seconds, the Health icon of the Access Gateway should turn green.

3.3.4 Stopping the Access Gateway Service Provider

Stopping the Embedded Service Provider is a quick way to make the Access Gateway inaccessible
to users.
1 In the Administration Console, click Devices > Access Gateways, select the Access Gateway,
then click Actions.
2 Click Service Provider > Stop Service Provider, then click OK.
In a few seconds, the status icon of the Access Gateway should turn red.

3.3.5 Restarting the Access Gateway Appliance

For a Gateway Appliance, the Restart option is really a reboot option. The Access Gateway is
stopped, the operating system is rebooted, then the Access Gateway is started.
"Immediately Rebooting the Gateway Appliance" on page 80
"Scheduling a Reboot of the Gateway Appliance" on page 80
Immediately Rebooting the Gateway Appliance
1 In the Administration Console, click Devices > Access Gateways, select the Access Gateway.
2 Click Restart.
In a few minutes, the status icon of the Access Gateway should turn green.
Scheduling a Reboot of the Gateway Appliance
Rebooting the Access Gateway makes all protected resources unavailable until the Access Gateway
returns to a server status of green. Scheduling this event allows you to pick the best time for your
resources to be momentarily unavailable.
1 In the Administration Console, click Devices > Access Gateways, select the Access Gateway,
then click Actions.
2 Click Schedule Reboot.
The following field displays information about the command you are scheduling.
Type: Displays the type of command that is being scheduled, such as Access Gateway
Shutdown, Access Gateway Reboot, Access Gateway Upgrade, Device Configuration.
3 Fill in the following fields:
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