ZCS Administrator Guide 8.0

Open Source Edition

zmcontrol (Start/Stop/Restart Service)

This command is run to start, to stop, or to restart services. You can also find which version of the VMware Zimbra Collaboration Server is installed.

Syntax

zmcontrol [ -v -h ] command [args]

Description

 

Long Name	Short Name	Description
	-v	Displays ZCS software version.
	-h	Displays the usage options for this command.
	-H	Host name (localhost).
Command in...
maintenance		Toggle maintenance mode.
restart		Restarts all services and manager on this host.
shutdown		Shutdown all services and manager on this host. When the manager is shutdown, you cannot query that status.
start		Startup manager and all services on this host.
startup		Startup manager and all services on this host.
status		Returns services information for the named host.
stop		Stop all services but leaves the manager running.