emsntsrg

The emsntsrg utility registers or unregisters the EMS server as a Windows service.

Syntax

emsntsrg /i [/a]|[/d] service_name emsntsct_directory service_directory [arguments] [suffix]
emsntsrg /r [service_name] [suffix]

Remarks

Some situations require the EMS server processes to start automatically. You can satisfy this requirement by registering these with the Windows service manager. This utility facilitates registry.

Restrictions

You must have administrator privileges to change the Windows registry.

Location

Locate this utility program as an executable file in the EMS bin directory.

Parameter Description
/i Insert a new service in the registry (that is, register a new service).
/a Automatically start the new service. Optional with /i.

You can use either /a or /d but not both.

/d Automatically start the new service with a delay. Optional with /i.

You can use either /a or /d but not both.

/? Display usage.
service_name Insert or remove a service with this base name.

When inserting a service, this parameter is required, and must be tibemsd.

When removing a service, this parameter is optional. However, if it is present, it must be tibemsd.

emsntsct_directory Use this directory pathname to specify the location of the emsntsct.exe executable. The emsntsrg utility registers the emsntsct.exe program as a windows service. The emsntsct.exe program then invokes the associated tibemsd.

By default, emsntsct.exe is located in EMS_HOME\bin.

This parameter is only required when installing a service.

service_directory Use this directory pathname to locate the service executable, tibemsd. Required.
arguments Supply command line arguments. Optional with /i.

Enclose the entire arguments string in double quote characters.

suffix When registering more than one instance of a service, you can use this suffix to distinguish between them in the Windows services applet. Optional.
/r Remove a service from the registry.

Register

To register tibemsd as a Windows service, run the utility with this command line:

emsntsrg /i [/a]|[/d] tibemsd emsntsct_directory tibemsd_directory [arguments] [suffix]
  • Example 1

    This simple example registers one tibemsd service:

    emsntsrg /i tibemsd C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin
  • Example 2

    This example registers a service with command line arguments:

    emsntsrg /i tibemsd C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin "-trace DEFAULT"
  • Example 3
    This pair of example commands registers two tibemsd services with different configuration files. In this example, the numerical suffix and the configuration directory both reflect the port number that the service uses.
    emsntsrg /i tibemsd C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin "-config C:\tibco\ems\8.6\7222\tibemsd.conf" 7222
    emsntsrg /i tibemsd C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin C:\tibco\ems\8.6\bin "-config C:\tibco\ems\8.6\7223\tibemsd.conf" 7223

    Notice these aspects of this example:

    • When installing tibemsd, if you supply a -config argument, the service process finds the directory containing the main configuration file (tibemsd.conf), and creates all secondary configuration files in that directory. In this example, each service uses a different configuration directory.
    • When you register several EMS services, you must avoid configuration conflicts. For example, two instances of tibemsd cannot listen on the same port.

Remove

To unregister a service, run the utility with this command line:

 emsntsrg /r [service_name] [suffix]

Both parameters are optional. If the service_name is present, it must be tibemsd. To supply the suffix parameter, you must also supply the service_name. When both parameters are absent, the utility removes the services named tibemsd.

Command Summary

To view a command line summary, run the utility with this command line:

 emsntsrg

Windows Services Applet

The Windows services applet displays the name of each registered service. For EMS services, it also displays this additional information:

  • The suffix (if you supply one)
  • The process ID (PID)—when the service is running