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Administering the Siebel Management Server System Service

Occasionally, you need to stop and restart the Siebel Management Server System Service for certain administrative changes to take effect. For example, if you register additional instances of Management Agent using Perl scripts as described in the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using. You should only restart the System Service when it is necessary.

For information about the Siebel Management Server System Service, see About Siebel Management Pack.

The following procedures describe how to start, stop, and check the Siebel Management Server System Service.

NOTE:  The Siebel Management Server can only be installed on a Microsoft Windows platform.

To start the Siebel Management Server System Service

1. Right-click on My Computer.
2. Click Manage.

   The Computer Management panel appears.

3. In the Tree applet, double-click Services and Applications.
4. Click Services.
5. In the right applet, scroll through the list of services and select the Siebel Management Server service you need (the port number which the service uses is in brackets).
6. Right-click the Siebel Management Server service and select Start.

   The Siebel Management Server System Service starts. This may take a few seconds. After the service has started, the Status field changes to Started.

To stop the Siebel Management Server System Service

1. Right-click on My Computer.
2. Click Manage.

   The Computer Management panel appears.

3. In the Tree applet, double-click Services and Applications.
4. Click Services.
5. In the right applet, scroll through the list of services and select the Siebel Management Server service you need (the port number which the service uses is in brackets).
6. Right-click the Siebel Management Server service and select Stop.

   The Siebel Management Server System Service stops. This may take a few seconds. After the service has stopped, the Status field is blank.

To check the status of the Siebel Management Server System Service

1. Right-click on My Computer.
2. Click Manage.

   The Computer Management panel appears.

3. In the Tree applet, double-click Services and Applications.
4. Click Services.
5. In the right applet, scroll through the list of services and select the Siebel Management Server service you need (the port number which the service uses is in brackets).

   A value of Started in the Status field for the selected service indicates that the System Service is running for the Siebel Management Server. If the Status field is blank, the System Service is not currently running.