Services

General

Selecting the System >Services node opens the General tab. This tab shows a complete list of available services on your server and some information about their status.

Figure. Services management: General tab.

Field

Description

Name

This column shows the name of the available service.

To the left of the name is either a red or green box which gives you a visual indication of whether the service is running a green box if the service is running or a red box if the service is stopped.

Right-click the appropriate service name to reveal the pop up menu with options below.

Start

Makes the service active; available for users.

Stop

Makes the service active; available for users.

Properties...

Reveals the service properties dialog.
See Service - Properties.

Statistics...

Brings you to the Status: Statistics tab for the appropriate service.

Sessions...

Brings you to the Status: Sessions tab for the appropriate service.

Logs

Brings you to the Status: Logs tab for the appropriate service.

Restart Module "{module}"

Restarts the module that includes the selected service(s).

Stop Module "{module}"

Stops the module that includes the selected service(s).

Note: The Control module cannot be stopped in the remote console mode, it would disconnect the console.

Note: One module (Windows service or Linux process) can (but need not) handle more services. In the case you stop a module, all these services are stopped, as modules are .exe files (in Windows).

Restart All Modules

Restarts all running modules.

Note: The Control service is not restarted in the remote console mode.

Stop All Modules

Stops all running modules.

Note: The Control service cannot be stopped in the remote console mode, it would disconnect the console.

Status

This column shows whether the service is running or stopped.

Logging

This column shows the logging state of each service (starting from the logs with brief information - Summary, to the most complete - Extended). Click the logging state to change it from the drop-down menu.

You can use multiselect (CTRL+click,SHIFT+click), when performing the same change for more services. Logging state of all selected services can be changed en bloc.

For more information about logging, refer toService - Logging.

Module

This column shows what module serves the appropriate service.

Running time

This column shows how long the service has been running.

Connections

This column shows how many current connections to the service.

Memory

Amount of virtual memory reserved for a use by the service.

Start button

Makes the selected service(s) active, i.e.: available for users. You can select a service group by clicking its name.

Stop button

Makes the selected service(s) inactive, i.e.: not available for users but still running. You can select a service group by clicking its name.

Note: The Control service cannot be stopped in the remote console mode, it would disconnect the console.

Restart All Modules button

Restarts all running modules.

Note: The Control service is not restarted in the remote console mode.

Properties button

Opens the service properties dialog for the selected service (you can also double-click the service to open properties).

Discussed in detail in Service - Properties.

Server Diagnostics button

Performs basic diagnostics on your services.

Discussed further in Server Diagnostics.

Show/Hide statistics button

Select a service and click the button (in the right-hand lower corner) to reveal / hide statistics for this service.

Statistics are not shown when any service is not selected. Furthermore, statistics are available only for services listed the Statistics service list .