Understanding Microsoft Windows Services

A Microsoft Windows service is a Microsoft-standard package that automatically starts and stops a process when you boot or shut down a Windows system. You can also start and stop Microsoft Windows services manually through the Administrative Tools - Services utility, which you can access through the Control Panel. A service uses a standard application programming interface (API) so that it can interact with the Control Panel and log messages to the standard event log.

For PeopleSoft domains, the service starts in an environment that is separate from any users who are signed in to the system (or to the server machine). If using the Windows service, administrators do not need to log on to a machine, start PSADMIN, and enter the proper commands to start a domain. In addition, if you use the PeopleSoft service, an administrator's logon session does not need to remain open while the domain runs.

If you have multiple application server domains or Process Scheduler servers on the same machine, you can start them all by using the same service setup.

Note:

The PeopleSoft service supersedes the method that is provided in the Microsoft Windows resource kit. Do not use SRVANY.EXE or AT commands to start PeopleSoft domains.