Replicator Service Settings

Introduction

The CapaInstaller Replicator Service can be altered from the System Administration Plug-in of CapaInstaller Management Solution. The service settings consist of four tabs.


General

This tab resembles the property page for the service found in the services of the control panel. Each of the settings available in each tab of this dialog is described below.


Element

Description

Service status

Status of the Replicator service. Equivalent to services in the control panel.

Service Name

The name of the service used by the operating system.

Display name

The name you will see in services in the control panel.

Description

Description of the service.

Startup type

The type of service. This can be either; automatic, manual, or disabled. The default value is automatic.

Last heartbeat

This is a timestamp for the last Replicator activity.

Path to executable

The full path to the program that is started by the service.


 
Dependencies

On this tab, you will be able to view and set dependent services for cereal. For instance, you could require a VPN client service to run, to establish the network connection to the parent point.


Element

Description

Available services

A list of services available on the computer.

Add - >

Adds the selected service in ‘Available services’ to the list; ‘Dependent services.

< - Remove

Removes the selected service in ‘Dependent services’ and adds it to the list, ‘Available services’.

Dependent services

A list of services required to run for the operating system to allow the CapaInstaller Replicator Service to start.


 
Database

On the database tab, you can change the authentication method to the SQL server.



 

Element

Description

SQL server

The SQL server that the CapaInstaller Replicator Service connects to.

SQL database

The SQL database that holds the CapaInstaller Management Solution database.

Update

Clicking on this button the CIRepl settings.xml is updated with the correct database.

Use Windows authentication

Instructs CapaInstaller Replicator Service to establish a database connection by identifying itself with the computer account.

Use SQL authentication

When this radio button is selected CapaInstaller Replicator Service will connect to the database with the credentials in the user name and password fields.

User name

The user name used to connect to the database when SQL authentication is selected.

Password

The password that goes with the user name stated above.

Data Connection Service

When this radio button is selected CapaInstaller Replicator Service will connect to the database through the Data Connection Service.

Note that using this setting can affect performance, due to the amount of SQL traffic made by the Replicator Service.

AccountThe Data Connection Service account used by the CapaInstaller Replicator Service.



Element

Description

OK

Clicking this button commits any changes that you may have made and closed the dialog.

Cancel

Cancels any changes made and closes the dialog.


 
Log on

On the database tab, you can change the authentication method to the SQL server.



 

Element

Description

Local system account

The Replicator Service will operate under the Local System account.

This account

The Replicator Service will operate under the specified account.

Password

The password that goes with the user name stated above.

Confirm password

Confirm the password.



Element

Description

OK

Clicking this button commits any changes that you may have made and closed the dialog.

Cancel

Cancels any changes made and closes the dialog.


 
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