User's Guide

Part III. Using SQL Anywhere

Chapter 29. Running Programs as Services

Sybase Central shows whether a service is running, stopped, paused, or not installed. You can find out more information about the state of the server, and control connections to the server, from the following utilities

• The database server display When you start a SQL Anywhere network server service, the database server icon appears at the bottom of your screen. Double clicking this icon displays the server display. This display allows you to monitor the database server, as well as close connections from the server.
• The DBWATCH remote monitoring utility The DBWATCH display is the same as the database server display. For a description of DBWATCH, see theSQL Anywhere Network Guide .

The database server icon is generally displayed on the screen of the machine on which it is running, and server monitoring is generally done from the database server display. There are some cases when services are not allowed to open Windows, and you need an alternative means to monitor the service. These cases are:

• When there is no current logon to Windows NT.
• When the service is running under a normal user account (not LocalSystem), and that account is not logged on.

Also, you may wish to monitor the server from a remote machine. In all these cases, you can use Sybase Central or DBWATCH to monitor and control the server.