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title: "Host Instances"
slug: "host-instance-operations"
updated: 2021-11-15T14:47:58Z
published: 2021-11-15T14:47:58Z
canonical: "docs.biztalk360.com/host-instance-operations"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Host Instances

A host instance is the physical installation of a host in a BizTalk Server. It is the component where the message processing, receiving and transmitting occurs. A BizTalk Server can support multiple host instances.

Follow the steps as shown below to view the Host Instances information:

- Log in to the BizTalk360 application
- Click **Administration** tab in the Navigation panel
- Click the expand button against **Manage Infrastructure** tab and select **Host Instances**
- In the Host Instances page, you can start/stop/restart and enable/disable a host

A user can perform the required operation by selecting the check boxes against the Host name(s) and clicking on the Operation buttons (Start/Stop/Restart/Enable/Disable) at the top of the grid.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/253f6006-3994-42d0-98cd-fdc637f51791/Images/Documentation/image-1612877421704.png)

## Filter Implementation for Grids

To do a better search from the grid columns a Filter capability is implemented for the grid columns. A user can filter the data from the respective rows according to their needs. The following types of filters have been implemented in the grid columns of the Host Instances:

- Status Filter
- Text Filter

### Status Filter

The status filter is used to filter Status columns. The drop-down of the filter shows values according to the statuses that are displayed in the column. The user can select the status from the drop-down and filter accordingly.

### Text Filter

This is the most commonly used filter. Using this filter, a user can perform a text-based search. The text filter has the following options:

- Is equal to
- Is not equal to
- Starts with
- Ends with
- Contains
- Does not Contains
- Is Null
- Is not null
- Is Empty
- Is not Empty

## Related

- [Host Instances](/host-instances-monitoring.md)