MicroStrategy 7 Administrator Guide

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Fundamentals
CHAPTER 1
Administration
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Basic administration topics include:
• MicroStrategy Intelligence Server service
• governing
• project registration
• project modes
• monitoring
• history list
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server service
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server runs as a Windows NT service. This allows you
to start up and shut down MicroStrategy Intelligence Server from a remote
machine. In addition, you can configure the service to start automatically when the
machine on which it is running starts up.
Once the service is started, it is designed to run constantly. However, there are a
variety of different reasons why it may need to be shut down and restarted from
time to time. Routine maintenance on the MicroStrategy Intelligence Server
machine, potential power outages due to storms or planned building maintenance,
and user error are all reasons why MicroStrategy Intelligence Server may need to
be shut down and restarted. Additionally, you must restart the server any time you
change a server-level setting such as changing a governor or registering a project.
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server startup
When MicroStrategy Intelligence Server starts it recovers its previous state from
the most recent backup files, if they exist.
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