Run Modes in AEM 6.3

Hi Everyone,

Run Modes allow you to tune your AEM instance for a specific purpose; for example, author instance use the author run modes and publish instance use the publish run mode. You can define collections of configuration parameter for each run mode.

Types of Run Modes:

1. Installation/Primary Run Modes(author, publish)
2. Customized/Secondary Run Modes(dev, qa, prod)

Installation Run Modes:-

Installation Run Modes are used only at installation time and then fixed for entire lifetime for the instance, they cannot be changed.

OOTB Installation Run Modes are:

1. author
2. publish
3. samplecontent
4. nosamplecontent

Note:

• Run mode of an instance cannot be changed from author to publish, or vice versa once AEM instance has been installed.
• You can define either author or publish, not both at the same time for an instance.
• You can combine author with either samplecontent or nosamplecontent but not both.
• Samplecontent run mode will install the content(e.g. geometrixx, we-retail will not be available )
• Nosamplecontent run mode is designed for production installation as it will not install sample content, disable CRXDE Lite and all other sample configuration.

Customized Run Modes:-

Customized Run Modes can be combined like:

1. author + dev
2. publish + qa
3. author + uat
4. publish + uat

Note:

• Customized run modes can be selected at each startup.

Steps to find run mode of current instance:

1. Open Felix Console.
2. Open Sling Settings from Status tab in navigation or click here.