Installing SPD Server as a Service

You must use Windows Services to start SPD Server. Here are some shortcuts:

Select StartProgramsSASSPD Server 4.5Install SPD as a Service to install services that start the SPD Server Name Server, the SPD Server host, and the SPD Server SNET server.

Select StartSASSPD Server 4.5Start SPD Service to manually start SPD Server.

Select StartProgramsSASSPD Server 4.5Stop SPD Service to manually stop SPD Server.

After SPD Server is installed as a service, you can verify SPD Services through Windows Services. To open the Windows Services window, select:

The main panel of the Services window contains a sortable list of Windows services. Scroll down the Services list to find entries for SPD 4.5 Name Server and the SPD 4.5 Data Server.

When you configure SPD Server in the Services window for the first time, the Status column for the servers will be blank, and the Startup Type column will be set to Manual.

Most users want to configure SPD Server to automatically start and stop the Name Server, Data Server, and SNET server. The Automatic setting loads the Name Server, Data Server, and SNET server without prompting. It stops the services without prompting when you close Windows.

To change the Startup Type for the Name Server, select the service in the list, and then right-click on it and select Properties. Use the properties window to configure the Startup Type setting for the Name Server.

Select Automatic from the Startup type list. This configures the Name Server service to automatically start and stop with the Windows operating environment. Select OK to apply the changes and close the window.

Repeat this process to change the Startup type setting for the Data Server and SNET Server. At this point, your Name Server, Data Server, and SNET Server services are configured to automatically start and stop with the Windows operating environment.

The first time you set your SPD Server services to Automatic, you need to manually start them by selecting StartProgramsSASSPD Server 4.5Start SPD Service. After you do that, the Name Server, Data Server, and SNET server automatically start and stop with Windows.