Managing ColdFusion MX 7 services in Windows

This section describes the ColdFusion MX 7 services and explains how to manage them.

Overview of services

The ColdFusion MX 7 server configuration installation creates the following service in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003:

Service	Purpose
ColdFusion MX 7 Application Server	The main ColdFusion service. ColdFusion pages cannot be processed if this service is not running.

The multiserver configuration installation creates the following services in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003:

Service	Purpose
Macromedia JRun Admin Server	Runs the admin JRun server, used by the JRun Management Console (JMC).
Macromedia JRun CFusion Server	Runs the JRun cfusion server. Contains ColdFusion MX 7 deployed as an enterprise application.

All Windows configurations install the following services for ODBC support:

Service	Purpose
ColdFusion MX 7 ODBC Agent	The service used to configure data sources for the ColdFusion MX ODBC Server.
ColdFusion MX 7 ODBC Server	The middle-tier service for ODBC connections that use the DataDirect drivers for Microsoft Access and ODBC Socket.

All Windows configurations install the following services for Verity support:

Service	Purpose
ColdFusion MX 7 Search Service	Provides support for the ColdFusion MX 7 search tags.. You cannot use the ColdFusion MX 7 search tags if this process is not running..

Note: If you have ColdFusion MX 6.1 installed, any services named ColdFusion MX refer to ColdFusion MX 6.1 services; ColdFusion MX 7 services are named ColdFusion MX 7.

Starting and stopping services

This section describes how to start and stop Windows services.

Note: In the ColdFusion MX Administrator, if you enable or disable security or change any option in the Java and JVM Settings page, you must stop and restart ColdFusion MX 7 for your changes to take effect. This applies to the server configuration only; in the multiserver and J2EE configurations, you use application-server-specific methods to update Java settings.

To start or stop a ColdFusion service:

Open the Services dialog box:
- In Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
- For other Windows platforms, see the Windows online Help.
Right-click a service, and select Stop, Start, or Restart.
The Services window refreshes.

To set ColdFusion MX 7 to start automatically or manually:

Open the Services dialog box:
- In Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
- For other Windows platforms, see the Windows online Help.
In Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003, right-click the service that you want to configure, and select Properties.
In the Properties dialog box, click the General tab.
Select one of the following options in the Startup Type frame or drop-down list box:
- Automatic Starts the service automatically when you start the computer.
- Manual Requires a user or dependent service to manually start the service.
Click OK.

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