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1379568 - How do you Start/Stop/Configure Crystal Reports Server Embedded 2008 Service from Windows Command-Line?

Symptom

  • Deployment of Crystal Reports Server Embedded 2008 - the Report Application Server 12.
  • Require starting, configuring and stopping the Report Application Server via command-line commands.

Resolution

  • Use the Windows "sc" command to start/stop/configure Windows services, as described in Microsoft KBase 251192 - How to create a Windows service by using Sc.exe
  • Installation of Crystal Reports Server Embedded 2008 installs a Windows Service named "BOE120CrystalReportApplicationServer" with Display Name "Report Application Server 12".
  • To stop this service, use the command-line:

    sc stop BOE120CrystalReportApplicationServer
  • To configure this service, use the command-line:

    sc config BOE120CrystalReportApplicationServer binPath= "\"C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86\crystalras.exe\" -service -name HOSTNAME.RAS -ipport 1566 -restart"

    note that there is a space after binPath, and that the double-quotes within the binary path are escaped using a backslash (\).
  • To start this service, use the command-line:

    sc start BOE120CrystalReportApplicationServer

 

Keywords

KBA , BI-DEV , Business Intelligence Software Development Kits (SDKs) , Problem

Product

Crystal Reports Server 2008 V0, OEM edition ; Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1, OEM edition