How to start JBoss EAP 7.1 and above in suspended mode ?

Environment

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
  • 7.1
  • 7.2
  • 7.3
  • 7.4

Issue

• How to start JBoss EAP 7.1 in suspended mode

Resolution

Standalone mode

$JBOSS_HOME/bin/standalone.sh --start-mode=suspend

Reload in suspended mode

:reload(start-mode=suspend)

Resume

:resume()

Domain mode

Start auto-start servers in suspended mode

:start-servers(suspend=true)
:restart-servers(start-mode=suspend)
:reload-servers(start-mode=suspend)

Resume auto-start servers

:resume-servers()

Start a server group's servers in suspend mode

/server-group=main-server-group:start-servers(start-mode=suspend)
/server-group=main-server-group:restart-servers(start-mode=suspend)
/server-group=main-server-group:reload-servers(start-mode=suspend)

Resume a server group's servers

/server-group=main-server-group:resume-servers()

Start a server in suspend mode

/host=master/server-config=server-one:start(start-mode=suspend)
/host=master/server-config=server-one:restart(start-mode=suspend)
/host=master/server-config=server-one:reload(start-mode=suspend)

Resume a server

 /host=master/server-config=server-one:resume()

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