Running the Trapeze6 Service Shell as a Windows Service Method 1

You can install the Service Shell as a Windows service that runs automatically when you start the computer.

About this task

You can use either of the following methods to install the Service Shell service in Windows Administrative Tools, but using Method 1 allows for access to more functionality.

Procedure

  1. In the [drive:][path]\Bin\vc12\Win32\Release folder, where path is the directory where Trapeze6 is installed, double-click TpSCM.exe.
    The Trapeze Service Control Manager dialog box appears.
    The Trapeze Service Control Manager dialog box with no service selected.
  2. Click New.
    The Add New Service dialog box appears.
    The Add New Service dialog box with no Name, Target, or Parameters defined.
  3. Type a Name for the service.
  4. Beside the Target field, click the ellipsis (…) button .
    The Open dialog box appears.
  5. Navigate to the [drive:][path]\Bin\vc12\Win32\Release folder, where path is the directory where Trapeze6 is installed, click SrvShell.exe, and click Open.
    The SrvShell.exe path and file name appear in the Target field.
  6. In the Log On As frame, select Local System Account.
  7. In the Startup frame, select Automatic.
  8. In the Parameters field, type:
    -config profileName.profile -id=Server where:
    profileName
    is the name of the profile that you want to use.
    Server
    is the server specified in the profile (that is, Primary or Secondary).
  9. Click OK.
  10. In the Trapeze6 Service Control Manager dialog box, click Start.
  11. Click Close.
    In Windows Administrative Tools, the service appears with the name you typed and is prefixed with Trapeze. For example, Trapeze service name).