Windows Version

In the Windows version, the iProcess Engine functions are provided by the iProcess nodename Process Sentinels service (where nodename is the name of your iProcess Engine installation).

By default, after having been started, Process Sentinel tests the event mechanism automatically and starts the iProcess Engine server auto-start processes.

You can start the Process Sentinels service in three different ways (unless you have installed iProcess Engine to a Windows cluster):

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At system startup - see An operating system group that gives you permissions to start a service, normally the Administrators group..

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Manually, from the Windows Control Panel - see Manually Starting the Process Sentinels Service.

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Using the swstart.bat script located in the SWDIR\bin directory- see Using the swstart.bat Script.

To be able to start iProcess Engine, you must be logged in as an iProcess Engine Administrator or as a user who is a member of both:

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The iProcess Administrators local group (which gives you permissions on files and directories in SWDIR).

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An operating system group that gives you permissions to start a service, normally the Administrators group.

Configuring System Startup Behavior

When you install iProcess Engine, you choose whether or not the Process Sentinels service:

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Starts automatically on system startup (the default option).

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Needs to be started manually.

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Is disabled (cannot be started).

If you subsequently want to change this setting, do the following:

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From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel.

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Double-click the Administration Tools item.

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Double-click the Services item. The Services dialog box appears.

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Select the iProcess Nodename Process Sentinels service item (where Nodename is the name of your iProcess Engine installation) and click the Startup button. The Service dialog box appears.

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Set the Startup Type item to:

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Automatic, if you want the Process Sentinels service to start automatically on system startup.

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Manual, if you want to manually start the Process Sentinels service (see the following).

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Disabled, if you want to disable the Process Sentinels service.

Manually Starting the Process Sentinels Service

To manually start the Process Sentinels service:

1. From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Administration Tools item.

3. Double-click the Services item. The Services dialog box appears.

4. Select the iProcess Nodename Process Sentinels service item (where Nodename is the name of your iProcess Engine installation).

5. Click the Start button. This will start the Process Sentinels service and the iProcess Engine server processes.
   

   Note: You can use the Processes tab of the Windows Task Manager to view the processes as they start. See Server Processes for a list of processes that are started.

Using the swstart.bat Script

To start the Process Sentinels service using the swstart.bat script located in the SWDIR\bin directory:

1. Start the Process Sentinels by using the following command:

   swstart -p

2. Start the iProcess Engine server processes by following one of the two ways:

   • normally, by using the swstart command

   • in quick start mode, by using the swstart -q command