If you want a database instance to run automatically when Windows starts up, you need to select the Register as Service option when you first create the database instance. This registers the database instance as a Windows service, and, by default, the database instance will run automatically when Windows starts up.
NOTE: You can view the settings that are in place for a database instance by using the Database Manager's Details button (see Display Details of a Database Instance). If the database instance does not have the Register as Service option selected, it can only be started manually. If you want the database instance to run automatically, you will need to shut it down, delete it, and then re-create it as a new database instance (see Remove a Database Instance)
You can change the way in which Windows starts a database instance that has been registered as a service. To do this, you need to:
- Access the Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services settings in Windows.
- Right-click on the database instance in the list.
- Choose Properties.
- Choose the required Startup Type.
You can also use the Services settings to Start, Stop, Pause and Resume the database instance manually.
If you have registered a database instance as a service, you can also Start and Stop it manually by using the ClearSCADA Service Manager or the Server Icon (see Start a Database Instance Manually)
Typically, when a database instance runs, a server icon for the instance is shown in the Windows system tray (so the system tray can show multiple server icons). However,the server icon only starts automatically if you selected the Run ServerIcon on Startup option when you created the database instance. If you did not select the Run ServerIcon on Startup option, the server icon will not run automatically for the database instance, but you can run it manually (see Run the Server Icon for a Database Instance)