Problem: How to shutdown / start the server manually. Solution: NOTE: It is critical to ensure there are not any current connections to any active databases on the server prior to shut down. Unlike Windows NT, the 4 user InterBase Server as well as the Local InterBase Server for Windows 95 run as applications not as services. Methods for: GUI Control Panel Command-line (IB) - ibserverbinINSTSVC.EXE (NT) - winnt35system32NET.EXE Examples: GUI: Starting the Server: From Start: Programs | InterBase 4.2 | InterBase Server 4.2 From Desktop: Place an "ibserver.exe" shortcut on your desktop. Double click on the icon. * The steps listed above will cause the server to start and should place an InterBase icon in the "Taskbar". Stopping the Server: From Taskbar: Right click on InterBase icon. Select shutdown. This will cause the server to stop and will remove the InterBase icon from your "Taskbar". Command-line: (IB) - ibserverbinINSTSVC.EXE NOTE: For help with, type "instsvc help" Syntax: Open a DOS session: instsvc stop(stops service) instsvc start (starts service)
Last Modified: 29-SEP-00