Manage the NGINX Controller Agent Service
How to start, stop, and verify the state of the NGINX Controller Agent service
Starting and Stopping the Agent
To start, stop, and restart the NGINX Controller Agent, run the following commands on the NGINX Plus system where you installed the Agent.
Start the NGINX Controller Agent:
service controller-agent start
Stop the NGINX Controller Agent:
service controller-agent stop
Restart the NGINX Controller Agent:
service controller-agent restart
Verify that the Agent Has Started
To verify that the NGINX Controller Agent has started, run the following command on the NGINX Plus system where you installed the Agent:
ps ax | grep -i 'controller\-'
2552 ? S 0:00 controller-agent
This documentation applies to the following versions of NGINX Controller: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16.1, 3.17, 3.18, 3.18.1, 3.18.2 and 3.18.3.
This documentation applies to the following versions of NGINX Controller API Management module: 3.18, 3.18.1, 3.19, 3.19.1, 3.19.2, 3.19.3 and 3.19.4.
This documentation applies to the following versions of NGINX Controller App Delivery module: 3.20, 3.20.1, 3.21, 3.22, 3.22.1, 3.22.2, 3.22.3, 3.22.4, 3.22.5 and 3.22.6.