Caché System Administration Guide - InterSystems Documentation

Using Caché on Windows
To start Caché on the Windows platform, select Start Caché from the Caché Cube. This starts the
Caché instance using the specified configuration file. When Caché is not running, the Caché Cube icon
appears dimmed.
If the Caché Cube is not in the system tray, from the Start menu point to Programs, Caché, the Caché
instance name, and click Start Caché. To return the Cube to the system tray, go to the install-dir/Bin
directory and double-click the csystray.exe file.
Alternatively, you can enter these commands from the install-dir/Bin directory in the Open box of the
Run command on the Start menu. For example, to start the instance named cache from the MyCache/bin
directory, enter the following command and click OK.
c:\mycache\bin\ccontrol start cache
These methods of starting Caché call the ccontrol start command. See Controlling Caché Instances
for more options and information on the ccontrol command.
5.3 Stopping Caché
Normally you leave your Caché system running. However, if your operating system requires a restart,
stop Caché before you shut down your system. The Caché maintenance tasks, such as backups and
database repair utilities, do not require you to stop Caché.
From the Caché Cube menu click Stop Caché to shut down or restart the local Caché instance. By
default, this option shuts down (or restarts) Caché immediately, using the default shutdown routine.
However, it also provides options for setting a timer for a delayed shutdown, for running a user-defined
shutdown routine, and for broadcasting a warning message to users on the server. You can run this
same process from the Start menu. Point to Programs, Caché, the Caché instance name, and click Stop
Caché. You cannot cancel a shutdown once the countdown reaches 0 and the shutdown procedures
have started.
Important:
InterSystems recommends that you run Stop Caché to shut down Caché to ensure that
it closes properly.
These methods of stopping Caché call the ccontrol stop command. See Controlling Caché Instances
for more options and information on the ccontrol command.
Remove Stop Caché Command
To prevent unintentional execution of the Stop Caché command, you can remove the command from
the Caché Cube by deleting the cstop.exe file from the install-dir/Bin directory of the corresponding
Caché instance. You can also remove the Stop Caché shortcut from the appropriate Caché instance
from the Start menu. Point to Programs, Caché, the Caché instance name, then right-click Stop Caché
and click Delete.
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