# Starting and stopping the OAM Supervisor

Stop and restart the NMS OAM Supervisor using the OAM Database MIB.

- To stop the Supervisor, set oamStartStop to 2.

- To start the Supervisor, set oamStartStop to 1.

Determine the current status (stopped or running) of the Supervisor by querying oamStartStop

Note: If you query this keyword while the Supervisor is in the process of shutting down, the keyword indicates that the Supervisor is running.