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Launching the services management console, Launching the services management console -7 – Grass Valley Xmedia Server Vertigo Suite v.5.0 User Manual

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XMS Configuration Guide

16-7

Controlling the XMS service

Launching the Services Management Console

Selecting the L

AUNCH

S

ERVICES

M

ANAGEMENT

C

ONSOLE

button from the S

ERVICE

O

PTIONS

on the Xmedia Server Control Panel’s Service control page opens the Windows Services
Management Console (figure

16-6

).

Figure 16-6. Access all of the system’s services from the Microsoft Services Management Console

The Services Management Console is a Windows system administration interface that
allows you to start, stop, and change configuration on services defined on the Xmedia
Server. Listed among these services is the XMS Server. Double-clicking the XMS Server
name in the list opens the X

MEDIA

S

ERVER

P

ROPERTIES

window, which provides a finer

control over the service. Since the most common functionality (i.e. stopping and restarting
the XMS service) is already provided on the Xmedia Server Control Panel’s Service Control
page, we discourage the use of this interface.

Figure 16-7. The XmediaServer Properties window is only for advanced users