Running the TM1 Admin Server as an application on Windows

To run the Admin Server as an application, use the Tm1admsrv.exe executable file. This file is placed in the install_dir\bin directory when you install IBM® Planning Analytics. You can run the Admin Server by double-clicking the tm1admsrv.exe file, but we recommend that you create a shortcut to the executable file in the startup directory on the Admin Host. Then, the Admin Server is launched whenever the Admin Host starts.

Procedure

  1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.
  2. Choose Settings, Taskbar.
  3. Click the Start Menu Programs tab.
  4. Click Add.

    The Create Shortcut dialog box opens.

  5. Enter the full path to Tm1admsrv.exe in the Command line field, or click Browse to navigate to the file.
  6. If necessary, specify a command line parameter to set the heartbeat interval for the Admin Server.
    Parameter
    - h

    Sets the heartbeat interval, in seconds, for TM1® Servers registered with the Admin Server.

    The default heartbeat interval is 60 seconds.

  7. Click Next.

    The Select Program Folder dialog box opens.

  8. Select Startup.
  9. Click Next.

    The Select a Title dialog box opens.

  10. Type a name for the shortcut and click Finish.

Viewing Admin Server Status

When an Admin Server is running as an application on an Admin Host, an icon is appended to the Windows system tray.

To view the current status of the Admin Server, double-click the icon.

The IBM TM1 Admin Server window shows the following information:

  • Time at which the Admin Server was started
  • Machine on which it is running
  • Port being used
  • Details of each TM1 Server currently registered with the Admin Server

To shut down an Admin Server running as an application, click Stop Admin Server.

You cannot view the status of an Admin Server running as a Windows service.