Display command is missing components

[colinpaicemq]

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I my zowe.yaml I have

api-catalog:
enabled: false # was true
port: 7552
debug: false

If I issue a display command I get
command 'DISPLAY' received
launcher has the following components:
name = gateway, PID = 83951797
name = zaas, PID = 33620128
name = discovery, PID = 16842976
name = app-server, PID = 65761
name = zss, PID = 65762

I was expecting to get

name = api-catalog disabled (or not started)

I tried to start the api-catalog and got
command 'START(API-CATALOG)' received
component API-CATALOG not found

If a component is enabled: false ..... can I start it later or not. If not, this needs to be made clearer

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[balhar-jakub]

@Martin-Zeithaml This looks like something that needs to be done on the Launcher level. Am I correct?

[Martin-Zeithaml]

Yes, this can be transferred to Zowe Launcher.

I will just clarify this, because of confusing terminology:

If I issue a display command I get

Is actually MOFIDY command for Zowe Server with operand APPL=DISP

I tried to start the api-catalog and got

Again, the MODIFY command for Zowe Server with APPL=START(API-CATALOG)

[balhar-jakub]

@Martin-Zeithaml Can you please transfer it to launcher repo. I don't have the rights.

[JoeNemo]

It is reasonable to want the launcher to do more. But this has to be weighed against the relatively large effort of having the launcher know about processes and servers that it does not currently know about. Probably an "epic" level suggestion.

[colinpaicemq]

Good point.

I would also like to have a component defined as enabled: false, and be able to start it later.
Ive spent a couple of days adding/removing things from the zowe.yaml to find out what is stopping zowe from coming up.
having everything component defined as enabled:false, and gradually start components would have made it easier to identify the problem.

See zowe/zlux#1047 for the problem