Domino Controller run as a service

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Hello,

I’m trying to start the controller as a service but I don’t seem to be able to get the syntax right. Also, should I be using nservice.exe or nserver.exe?

At the moment, I am using the sc.exe command line services utility to create the service with the following:

sc create DominoServerController binpath= “c:\program files\lotus\domino\nservice.exe -jc =c:\program files\lotus\domino\notes.ini” displayname= “Domino Server Controller”

It creates the service ok but I start it the console does not display and I cannot connect via the console on my machine or through Notes or the web.

Any ideas where I’m going wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Adrian

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Subject: Re: Domino Controller run as a service

Hello Adrian,

I’m sorry to hear of the issues you are encountering. To answer your initial question, nservice.exe should be utilized in the service configuration. Also, the string I would recommend is as follows:

“c:\program files\lotus\domino\nservice.exe” -jc “=c:\program files\lotus\domino\notes.ini” displayname= “Domino Server Controller”

If the service does start without error, you may not be able to view the controller if the service is not configured to interact with the desktop. This option is available under the LogOn tab of the service properties if you are utilizing a local logon to run the java controller.

Finally, please be aware that the controller listens on port 2050. If you are utilizing hardware or software firewalls, it may be possible that this port is not open to accept external communications.

If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me:

dan_newburg@us.ibm.com

Thanks!

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Subject: Starting Domino in java mode: Lotus Domino Server Contoller

I just installed 30 Domino 8.0.1 mail servers globally using this setting and it only requires approx. an extra 64KB memory. There are 2 advantages of running a Domino server in java mode: (1) You can issue remote console server commands to a server via SSL port 2050 rather than competing with traffic on Notes port 1352, and (2) You can issue a remote console server commands to multiple servers at one time (single click). For example you can send a broadcast pop-up Notes prompt to all active users on 30 mail servers in a single click: Broadcast “(!)The Lotus Notes server will be rebooting in 5 minutes for scheduled maintenance.”.

You can access the server remotely using the Lotus Domino Console java client rather than your Domino Administrator client. i.e. C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\jconsole.exe

Instructions: Enable Domino server in Lotus Domino Server Controller java mode

  1. Disable Domino from running as Windows Service.

i.e. C:\Lotus\Domino\ntsvinst.exe -d -t"Lotus Domino Server"

  1. Enable Domino running as Windows Service, but in java mode known as “Lotus Domino Server Controller”.

i.e. sc create “Lotus Domino Server Controller (java)” binpath= “C:\Lotus\Domino\nservice.exe -jc =C:\Lotus\Domino\notes.ini” displayname= “Lotus Domino Server Controller (java)”

  1. Create a “Lotus Domino Console (java)” shorcut. i.e. C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\jconsole.exe

    A. Copy it to the computer Startup programs group for all users. i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

    B. Copy it to the computer All Users - Desktop. i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

Thank you,

Lance Zakin

NotesMail - New York, NY

http://www.notesmail.com

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