Stopping a Host Instance in the BizTalk Administration Console

Administrators use the BizTalk Administration console or WMI to stop host instances.

For information about the user rights required to stop a host instance, see the "User rights required to manage host instances" section of Required User Rights for Managing BizTalk Hosts and Host Instances.

For information about using WMI to stop a host instance, see MSBTS_HostInstance (WMI).

You must stop a host instance before you can delete it or remove BizTalk Server from a given computer.

You can stop a host instance that is installed and started.

To stop a host instance

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, and then click BizTalk Server Administration.
2. In the Administration console, expand the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 (local) node, double-click Hosts, and then click the host.
3. In the results pane, right-click the host instance, and click Stop.

   The status of the host instance changes to Stopped.

After you stop a host instance, you can start it, delete it, or remove BizTalk Server from the computer. For information about starting a host instance, see Starting a Host Instance in the BizTalk Administration Console. For information about deleting a host instance, see Deleting a Host Instance in the BizTalk Administration Console.

See Also

Managing BizTalk Hosts and Host Instances

Adding Host Instances in the BizTalk Administration Console

Starting a Host Instance in the BizTalk Administration Console

Deleting a Host Instance in the BizTalk Administration Console

Modifying the Properties of a Host Instance in the BizTalk Administration Console