The Inventory Service Manager loads the inventory components on the Inventory server, based on the configuration parameters specified in the Inventory server properties file.
This section contains the following:
The Service Manager loads the following important services. You can obtain the list of services that the Service Manager loads from the property file in inventory_server_installation_directory_or_volume\zenworks\inv\server\wminv\properties.
You can use these service names to list, start, and stop the respective services.
The Inventory Service Manager reads the server property file (config.properties) and the role-based property file in the inventory_server_installation_directory_or_volume\zenworks\inv\server\wminv\properties directory, and loads the required services and server components.
IMPORTANT: Do not modify the property files because the updates might fail to load the services or the Service Manager.
On a NetWare® Inventory server, the installation program modifies the autoexec.ncf file located in sys:\system directory to load startinv.ncf. The startinv.ncf file located in the sys:\system brings up the Inventory Service Manager at Inventory server startup time.
You can start, stop, or list the services, if the Inventory Service Manager is already loaded.
This will display the following message:
com.novell.zenworks.inventory.servercommon.ZENWorksInventoryServiceManager
service_name refers to any of the listed services. Follow the service naming syntax when you modify the service_name.
For example, to start the Storer, enter StartSer Storer
service_name refers to any of the listed services. Follow the service naming syntax when you modify the service_name.
For example, to stop the Storer, enter StopSer Storer
service_name refers to any of the listed services. Follow the service naming syntax when you modify the service_name.
On Windows* Inventory servers, the installation program creates the Service Manager as a service. During server startup, this Inventory Service Manager is loaded as a service.
You can start, stop, or list the services, if the Inventory Service Manager (ZENworks Inventory Service) is already loaded.
To start the Inventory service on the Windows 2000/2003 Inventory server:
In the Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools.
Double-click Services.
Select Novell Inventory Service, then click Start.
To stop the Inventory service on the Windows 2000/2003 Inventory server:
In the Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools.
Double-click Services.
Select Novell Inventory Service, then click Stop.
To start an Inventory service:
Go to the installation_directory\inv\server\wminv\bin directory.
At the prompt, enter StartSer service_name.
where service_name refers to an Inventory service.
To stop an Inventory service:
Go to the installation_directory\inv\server\wminv\bin directory.
At the prompt, enter StopSer service_name.
where service_name refers to an Inventory service.
To stop all Inventory services (ZENworks Inventory Service), use the Windows services from the desktop menu.
To list an Inventory service:
Go to the installation_directory\inv\server\wminv\bin.
At the prompt, enter ListSer [-verbose] service_name.
where service_name refers to an Inventory service.
Follow the service naming syntax when you modify the service_name.
To refer to all services, use the asterisk (*) wildcard character within double quotes "*". This wildcard character can be used with ListSer parameters.