Chapter 2. Stopping and starting MicroShift

Procedure

1. As a root user, start the MicroShift service by entering the following command:

   $ sudo systemctl start microshift

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2. Optional: To configure your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) machine to start MicroShift when your machine starts, enter the following command:

   $ sudo systemctl enable microshift

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3. Optional: To disable MicroShift from automatically starting when your machine starts, enter the following command:

   $ sudo systemctl disable microshift

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   Note

   The first time that the MicroShift service starts, it downloads and initializes the container images for MicroShift. As a result, it can take several minutes for MicroShift to start the first time that the service is deployed. Boot time is reduced for subsequent starts of the MicroShift service.

Procedure

1. Enter the following command to stop the MicroShift service:

   $ sudo systemctl stop microshift

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2. Workloads deployed on MicroShift might continue running even after the MicroShift service has been stopped. Enter the following command to display running workloads:

   $ sudo crictl ps -a

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3. Enter the following commands to stop the deployed workloads:

   $ sudo systemctl stop kubepods.slice

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