RSC/MP Installation and Configuration Guide

Installing RSC/MP on Windows Workstations Running the RSC/MP Win32 Client as a Service
Running the RSC/MP Win32 Client as a Service
The Win32 client is intended for use by traditional, single-user workstation applications.
The RSC/MP service mechanism is a convenience feature which provides a method by
which the necessary RSC/MP processes can be started automatically before they are
needed by the RSC/MP application. It is not designed to support other system services
such as web servers that might serve multiple end users.
RSC/MP can be installed as a service under Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows
2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server. When installed as a service, RSC/MP will be
usable only from applications that are running in the interactive (console) desktop. The
RSC/MP service cannot be used from another service and cannot be used from user
sessions running under Microsoft Terminal Services.
If automatic startup of RSC/MP is required on these platforms, then Piccolo
AutoStart should be configured (see Automatic Startup of Piccolo on page 5-13).
Running the RSC/MP Win32+TSE Client as a Service
The Win32+TSE client is intended for use in a Windows-based server environment
where it can support multiple end users by way of a web server or terminal services.
To be usable from other services and from user sessions running under Microsoft
Terminal Services, always install the RSC/MP Win32+TSE client to run as a service. If
RSC/MP is not run as a service, it will not reliably serve client applications running in
different security contexts, such as those running in separate user sessions.
Running the RSC/MP Windows Vista Client as a Service
The Windows Vista client is automatically installed as a service with the ―Allow Service
to Interact with Desktop‖ property set by the installer. Due to the enhanced security
features of Windows Vista it is not recommended that the RSC/MP Vista client be run
as a stand-alone application. Running RSC/MP Vista client as a service will enable
multiple client applications running in different security contexts to access RSC/MP,
both from within the local system as well as remote clients accessing RSC/MP using
Remote Desktop Connection or terminal services.
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