Starting application servers by using Windows services

Applies to: On premises

You can start IBM OpenPages® application servers by using Microsoft Windows services.

About this task

The OpenPages application service is called <server_name>Server<#>, where <server_name> is the name of the application server. You can find the server name in the following locations:
  • In the installation app on the application server card
  • In the deploy.properties file in the op_server_name property.

In a load-balanced environment with vertical cluster members, each vertical cluster is numbered in sequence: <server_name>Server1, <server_name>Server2, and so on.

By default, the <server_name>Server<#> services are configured as Manual (the services do not start upon reboot). You can configure a service to start automatically. In Windows Services, change the service to Automatic.

For the IBM OpenPages application to run, all of the required Microsoft Windows services must be started and the services of supporting applications must be running.

Tip: Alternatively, you can start all application services by using a script. For more information, see Starting all application services by running a script (Windows).

Procedure

  1. Log on to the application server as a user with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start > Windows Administrative Tools > Services.
  3. Start each application service in sequence, starting with the <server_name>Server1 service. Click the service, and then click Start.
    The Status column might show Running before the startup process is done. Wait before starting the next application service.

    Repeat this step for each application service that you want to start.

  4. To set a service to start automatically after a restart, change its Startup Type to Automatic.
  5. If you have horizontal application servers, repeat these steps on each of them.