Managing the pgcpd Process Running on a Services PIC
You can stop and start the pgcpd process that is running on a services PIC in any of these ways:
- Restart the pgcpd process.
- Activate and deactivate the PGCP service.
This topic includes the following tasks:
Restarting the pgcpd Process Running on a Services PIC
 | Caution: We recommend that you do not restart the software process unless instructed to do so by a Juniper Networks customer support engineer. A restart might cause the router to drop calls and interrupt transmission. |
To restart the process of a specific virtual BGF running on a services PIC, enter the restart services pgcp gateway gateway-name command in operational mode:
This command causes the router to send a service-change command to the gateway controller for all virtual BGFs running on the process, not just the virtual BGF that you specified when you entered the restart command.
Deactivating the PGCP Service
To deactivate the PGCP service, enter the deactivate services pgcp statement in configuration mode:
The services PIC is stopped, but the configuration is not removed from the router.
Activating the PGCP Service
The PGCP service is activated by default. If you have deactivated the service, you can activate it by entering the activate services pgcp statement in configuration mode:
