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?

Jaymer wrote
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