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Controlling Applications Using IIS Manager

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You can stop or start an application easily in the AppFabric IIS Manager extensions. The application control commands are located in the Actions pane. The start and stop application actions have an effect upon, and are affected by, application auto-start. When you stop an application, AppFabric disables all application protocols and stops the application auto-start. When you start the application, AppFabric re-enables all application protocols and restores the application auto-start.

The stop and start commands both execute AppFabric cmdlets. The Stop Application action calls the Stop-ASApplication cmdlet. The Start Application action calls the Start-ASApplication cmdlet. For a description of the Stop-ASApplication and Start-ASApplication cmdlets, and a description of their use, refer to Controlling Applications Using Windows Server AppFabric Cmdlets.

The actions of stopping and starting an application apply to all applications without restrictions (.NET Framework 4 and previous .NET Framework versions, WCF, WF, and ASP.NET). For more information, see Controlling Applications.

Prerequisites

To stop or start an application, you need to have access as an administrator to the IIS Manager with AppFabric extensions.

To stop an application

  1. Open IIS Manager by clicking Start, clicking All Programs, clicking Windows Server AppFabric, and then clicking Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  2. In the Connections pane of IIS Manager, expand the server to the application level, and then click the application that you want to stop.

  3. Click Stop Application in the Actions pane, or right-click the application in the Connections pane, point to Manage WCF and WF Services, and then click Stop Application.

To start an application

  1. Open IIS Manager by clicking Start, clicking All Programs, clicking Windows Server AppFabric, and then clicking Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  2. In the Connections pane of IIS Manager, expand the server to the application level, and then click the application that you want to start.

  3. Click Start Application in the Actions pane, or right-click the application in the Connections pane, point to Manage WCF and WF Services, and then click Start Application.

    Note

    An application will not start unless its application pool is also started. Starting an application pool may affect other applications.