RSC/MP Installation and Configuration Guide

Installing RSC/MP on Windows Workstations Running RSC/MP as a Service
Running RSC/MP as a Service
The RSC/MP clients for Windows have the ability to run under the control of the
Windows Service Control Manager (SCM) on versions of Windows that contain the
SCM. When configured to run this way, RSC/MP provides two services – Piccolo
and RSC – which must both be running in order for applications to use RSC/MP. In
any place where the RSC/MP product or this product documentation refers to
RSC/MP running ―as a service‖, this is shorthand for ―as the two services registered
with the SCM as Piccolo and RSC.‖
When installed as a service, RSC/MP can be started automatically at system boot
time, and started and stopped manually (locally or remotely) through use of the
Services control panel or administrative tool. In order to run as a service, the product
must be installed to a local disk. The service installation can be done during product
installation by answering Yes to the question ―Do yo u want RSC to run as a Service?‖
or at a later time using the instructions Installing RSC/MP as a Service on page 4-12.
It is also possible to remove just the RSC/MP services while keeping the RSC/MP
product installed and ready for use in a non-service mode (see Removing the RSC
and Piccolo Services on page 4-12).
Note. When selecting to run RSC/MP as a Service at time of installation, be aware that the
pipe.ini configuration file must either be created at the same time or exist prior to the Services
being started. Otherwise, an error 1920 will occur because the Services could not be started. If
this happens, place a copy of the configuration file into the appropriate directory (usually
RSC/bin) and select the Retry button to complete the installation.
The system requirements and capabilities of the RSC/MP Windows clients vary as
described on the next page.
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