Adobe ColdFusion 8

Managing ColdFusion services in Windows

The ColdFusion installation creates the following services in the configuration indicated:

Service

Purpose

Configuration

ColdFusion 8 Application Server

The main ColdFusion service. ColdFusion pages cannot be processed if this service is not running.

Server

Macromedia JRun Admin Server

Runs the admin JRun server, used by the JRun Management Console (JMC).

Multiserver

Macromedia JRun CFusion Server

Runs the JRun cfusion server. Contains ColdFusion 8 deployed as an enterprise application.

Multiserver

ColdFusion 8 ODBC Agent

The service used to configure data sources for the ColdFusion 8 ODBC Server.

All

ColdFusion 8 ODBC Server

The middle-tier service for ODBC connections that use the DataDirect drivers for Microsoft Access and ODBC Socket.

All

ColdFusion 8 Search Service

Provides support for the ColdFusion 8 search tags.. You cannot use the ColdFusion 8 search tags if this process is not running.

All

ColdFusion 8 .NET Service

Lets you access local .NET assemblies on a Windows system that runs ColdFusion.

All

Note: In the ColdFusion Administrator, if you enable or disable security or change any option in the Java and JVM Settings page, you must stop and restart ColdFusion 8 for your changes to take effect. This applies to the server configuration only; in the multiserver and J2EE configurations, you use application-server-specific methods to update Java settings.

Start or stop a ColdFusion service

  1. Open the Services dialog box by selecting Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

    If a service is running, its status appears as Started in the Status column. If it is not running, no status appears for the service.

  2. Right-click a service, and select Stop, Start, or Restart.

    The Services window refreshes.

Set ColdFusion 8 to start automatically or manually

  1. Open the Control Panel > Services dialog box.
  2. Right-click the service to configure, and select Properties.
  3. In the Properties dialog box, on the General tab, select one of the following options in the Startup Type frame or pop-up menu, and click OK:
    • Automatic - Starts the service automatically when you start the computer.
    • Manual - Requires a user or dependent service to manually start the service.