Advantages of running Aware as Service?

[BLOMASKY]

Currently, I run aware by starting the control panel. This lets me view the server and Tomcat output and notice in real time when there is a "hiccup". If I switch it to running as a service, what are my options for viewing the log info? Is it updated in real time so I could see what I get in the control panel view?

thanks
Bruce

[Jaymer]

Bruce, i use the crap out of being able to see the output windows.
This doesn’t apply to running as a Windows service, but I know one time when I ran aware as a test on our Unix box, you don’t have access to those windows.
I wonder if UNIX users realize what they’re missing by not being able to see what’s happening and debug using those windows.
I am definitely spoiled as I am in constant development, so I too am interested and what’s really to gain by running as a service of windows.

[himanshu]

Hi Bruce,

One of the most important advantage of running as a service is:
- You do not need to worry about what will happen if your server got restarted automatically for any reason. Most of the time happens when there is a patch update.

You can still view the logs similar we have on tomcat output viewer opening wrapper.log file sitting under tomcat/log folder.
You also can open the log viewer and configuration tool too.

[tford]

This would be a good topic for a video.

[BenHayat]

I generally use it as a service during development. for me it's more convenient. But if I need to debug, I jump into CP.

[customaware]

I generally run as a service..... but...

There is an issue if you want to run User Defined Reports based on Excel. Won't work as a service. Not sure if it is an issue with Excel, Aware (wrapper) or Server. But I did it to death and could not solve it.

So got a solution by going back to Control Panel and finding a way to restart the Aware Control Panel automatically after a server reboot. This works great and for the reasons others described above in regard of always being able to
see the logs... is becoming my preferred setup.

[intra]

Unix users can forward the output to a file and make use of the test and system log files.

Haven't needed to do any further debugging, what are we missing out?

Bruce, i use the crap out of being able to see the output windows.
This doesn’t apply to running as a Windows service, but I know one time when I ran aware as a test on our Unix box, you don’t have access to those windows.
I wonder if UNIX users realize what they’re missing by not being able to see what’s happening and debug using those windows.
I am definitely spoiled as I am in constant development, so I too am interested and what’s really to gain by running as a service of windows.

[tford]

So got a solution by going back to Control Panel and finding a way to restart the Aware Control Panel automatically after a server reboot

How did you do that, Mark?

[customaware]

Have a look here Tom.

https://www.logonexpert.com/

[BLOMASKY]

Someone mentioned viewing the wrapper.log under tomcat/log what about the server log. Is there an easy way to check that when Aware is running as a service?

Bruce