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    This information is not applicable to Primo VE environments. For more details on Primo VE configuration, see Primo VE.
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    The following table lists the aliases and scripts that are used to start up or shut down the various servers (such as the Back Office and Front End servers) used with Primo:
    Primo Startup and Shutdown Commands
    Alias/Script Description
    be_start
    Starts the Back Office (BO) server.
    be_stop
    Stops the BO.
    be_restart
    Stops and starts the BO server.
    fe_start
    Starts the Front End (FE) server. Note that the FE servers must be up and running before you can start the SE servers.
    fe_stop
    Stops the FE server.
    fe_restart
    Stops and starts the FE server.
    Because this command may restart your server before it has finished shutting down, Ex Libris recommends using the following commands to restart the FE:
    fe_stop
    fe_start
    se_start
    Starts the Search Engine (SE) server.
    se_stop
    Stops the SE server.
    se_restart
    Stops and starts the SE server.
    The FE servers must be up and running before you can start the SE servers.
    start_apache
    Starts the PDS Apache server.
    stop_apache
    Stops the PDS Apache server.
    wd_start
    Starts the Watchdog monitor.
    wd_stop
    Stops the Watchdog monitor.
    $primoe_root/primo_startup_all
    Starts the general Primo startup script.
    $primoe_root/primo_shutdown_all
    Starts the general Primo shutdown script.
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