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This article explains how to start Skylight orchestrator software.

Procedure Requirements

A. This procedure must be executed from the console of the Skylight orchestrator appliance.

B. This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. To execute this procedure, you must know the account’s credentials.

Procedure Steps

  1. Log in to the Skylight orchestrator appliance console as the visionems user.

  2. Enter the following command:
    service start app_server

The application server for the Skylight orchestrator application starts up again. Note that starting the app_server enables its auto-restart function on server reboot.

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