7.7.12 Starting or stopping a request server
To receive a connection request from an agent, you need to display the connection list and then start the request server. From the display status of the icon, you can check whether a request server is running or has been stopped. The running and stopped statuses of the icon are as shown below:
: The running status
: The stopped status
You can start a request server automatically or manually.
To automatically start a request server:
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On the connection list, select the Request Server icon.
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On the toolbar, click the Properties button (
).
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On the Settings tab of the displayed dialog box, select Start Request Server when Management List starts.
The request server automatically starts when the connection list is displayed.
To manually start a request server:
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On the connection list, select the Request Server icon.
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On the toolbar, click the Start button (
).
The selected request server starts.
Note that an error occurs and the request server does not start in the following situations:
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When the port number that the request server is trying to use is already in use
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When the controller, which was started from the connection list that was used the last time, is currently connected to the computer
To stop a request server:
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On the connection list, select the Request Server icon.
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On the toolbar, click the Stop button (
).
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In the message dialog box, which is displayed to make sure that the request server can be stopped, click the Yes button.
The selected request server stops.
Note that if you cut or remove a request server while it is running, the request server stops.