The Knowledgebase Server can be run as a Windows Service. This is done when the Knowledgebase Server needs to be run in the background upon startup of a server.
For single machine operation of hosting the Knowledgebase Server and executing workflows, it is not recommended to run the Knowledgebase Server as a service, since the Knowledgebase Server also acts a local build server in this case.
If you execute workflows on the machine hosting the Knowledgebase Server, and the Knowledgebase Server is running as a service, workflows will be executed under the local system account, by default. Workflows that need to interact with the desktop, such as the example “Hello World – Windows”, will not be able to do so under the local system account. To allow workflows to interact with the desktop when the Knowledgebase Server is running as a service, change the service account to be the same as the user executing the workflows.
Installing the Windows Service
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Rename Win_KB_Service_Cmd.txt to Win_KB_Service_Cmd.bat in the <install root>\kbserver directory |
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Run Win_KB_Service_Cmd.bat |
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Launch DDS |
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Go to Window > Preferences |
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Expand the Openmake item and select Machine |
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On the KB Server tab, update the Server Start Command to: net start "Openmake 7 KB Server" |
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On the KB Server tab, update the Server Stop Command to: net stop "Openmake 7 KB Server" |