FlashConnect Service

The FlashConnect service (FCService) was installed during the installation process. On Windows systems, the service can be started from Services located in the Control Panel.

If the computer was restarted at the end of the installation process, or the FlashConnect service was started manually from the Control Panel, the service is ready for operation.
If the computer was not restarted and the FlashConnect service was not started manually, start the FlashConnect service from Services located in the Control Panel.

Starting FCService

To start FCService in UNIX using an alternative FlashConnect.conf file, enter this command:

./fcservice -c path to file

UNIX

To manually start FCService:

Go to the directory where FCService is located.
Enter:

./FCService

To automatically start FCService:

Modify the UNIX /etc/inittab file or the rc.d files to include the steps taken to start FCService.

Windows

To start FCService:

Double-click the Services from the Control Panel.

The Services dialog box displays.

Select FlashConnect Service from the list.
Click Startup.
Set the Startup Type to Automatic or Manual.

If you set the Startup Type to Automatic, reboot the machine to start. If you set the Startup Type to Manual, click Start.

Set the Log On As: parameter.
Click OK, then click Close.

To Start FlashConnect on D3:

Log to the www account.

: logto www

Configure the server pools. See Connecting Database Server Pools for more information.
Start the w3Monitor and all server pools. Enter:

WWW-MANAGER START

Stopping, FCService, Stopping

UNIX

To stop FCService:

Use the following command to stop FCService:

FCDebug -s

Windows

To stop FCService:

Double-click the Services icon from the Control Panel.
Select FlashConnect Service from the list in the Services dialog box.
Click Stop, then click Close.

To stop FlashConnect on D3:

Log to the www account.
Enter:

WWW-MANAGER STOP

Manually Starting and Stopping w3Monitor Manually

These instructions are for both the Windows and UNIX platforms. The WWW-MONITOR command is executed in the www account to manually start and stop the w3Monitor as a phantom process. Use the appropriate syntax:

WWW-MONITOR START

WWW-MONITOR STOP

NOTE	WWW-MONITOR stop works only if the w3Monitor was started using WWW-MONITOR START or WWW-MANAGER START.

Also refer to the topic Controlling Server Pools and w3Monitor Manually. Additional WWW-MONITOR details, including syntax, are located in the FlashConnect Programmer’s Online Reference.