Start/stop/restart ActiveGate

To start, stop or restart an ActiveGate you need to start, stop or restart the respective services for Linux or services for Windows that the ActiveGate is using—depending on the operating system on which the ActiveGate is installed. The actual services present also depend on the purpose for which the ActiveGate has been installed and on the functional modules that have been enabled.

You'll need root privileges to execute the commands to start, stop or restart ActiveGate services:

Start an ActiveGate service
systemctl start <service name>

For example:
```
systemctl start dynatracegateway
```
Stop an ActiveGate service
systemctl stop <service name>

For example:
```
systemctl stop dynatracegateway
```
Restart an ActiveGate service
systemctl restart <service name>

For example:
```
systemctl restart dynatracegateway
```
Query the current status of an ActiveGate service
systemctl status <service name>

For example:
```
systemctl status dynatracegateway
```

Services

Component name	Service name	Description
ActiveGate	`dynatracegateway`	The main ActiveGate service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules.
ActiveGate auto-updater	`dynatraceautoupdater`	An auto-updater service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules.
Extensions 1.0 (Remote Plugin Module)	`remotepluginmodule`	Service for the Extensions 1.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description.
Extensions 2.0	`extensionsmodule`	Service for the Extensions 2.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description.
zRemote	`zremote`	Service for the zRemote functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of routing z/OS traffic to Dynatrace.
Synthetic	`vuc`	Service for the Synthetic functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of running Synthetic monitors from a private location.

On Windows, starting and stopping ActiveGate services can be done using the Windows Task Manager, on the Services tab. You can also start and stop ActiveGate services using a command:

Start ActiveGate
net start "<service_name>"

For example:
```
net start "Dynatrace Gateway"
```
Stop ActiveGate
net stop "<service_name>"

For example:
```
net stop "Dynatrace Gateway"
```

Services

Component name	Service name	Description
ActiveGate	`Dynatrace Gateway`	The main ActiveGate service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules.
ActiveGate auto-updater	`Dynatrace Autoupdater`	An auto-updater service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules.
Extensions 1.0 (Remote Plugin Module)	`Dynatrace Remote Plugin Module`	Service for the Extensions 1.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description.
Extensions 2.0	`Dynatrace Extension Controller`	Service for the Extensions 2.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description.
zRemote	`Dynatrace zRemote`	Service for the zRemote functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of routing z/OS traffic to Dynatrace.
Synthetic	`Dynatrace Synthetic`	Service for the Synthetic functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of running Synthetic monitors from a private location.