Install UBIK Enterprise Service
The executable for the windows service UBIK.EnterpriseService.exe can be found in the installation directory of UBIK® Studio. A windows service can be added using the command line tool sc.exe from Microsoft, detailed information how to use this tool is provided as command line help or can be found on MSDN. Once a windows service has been created and started properly, the UBIK® Enterprise Service processes the corresponding command files and carries out the operations. For more information about command files and interfacing operations in general see Interfacing.
Installation as a Windows Service
To install UBIK® Enterprise Service
- Locate the UBIK.EnterpriseService.exe in your local UBIK® installation directory
- Add a windows service using the command line tool sc.exe where
- <SERVERNAME> is the name of the local machine, eg. MYCOMPUTER
- <PATH_TO> is the installation directory of UBIK®
sc \\<SERVERNAME> create "UBIK Enterprise Service" binPath= "<PATH_TO>\UBIK.EnterpriseService.exe" start= auto DisplayName= "UBIK Enterprise Service"
sc \\<SERVERNAME> description "UBIK Enterprise Service" "UBIK Enterprise Service"
sc \\<SERVERNAME> start "UBIK Enterprise Service"
 | Use the command line tool sc.exe from Microsoft to add and configure an appropriate windows service! |
 | The user account configured for starting the Enterprise Service has to have sufficient permissions to access all necessary locations! If required the user can easily be changed via the Windows Servicemanager! |
Fault Recovery
In case the Enterprise Service crashes for some reason, you can configure an automatic restart.
To do so, open the "Services" app (e.g., using the Windows search). Right-click the respective service entry to open the context menu for it and click "Properties". In the properties dialog, there is a tab "Recovery" where you can configure what to do in case of an unexpected shutdown.
