Restarting the Data Collection Services

The server needs to be restarted after installation. After the restart, the ToolsNet 8 services should start automatically. ToolsNet Service Manager can then be used to verify that the required services are running.

  1. Start the ToolsNet Service Manager.

  2. Make sure that the following services are running (the text Running! will be shown in the box for the service when running):

    • License Server

    • Data Collection Classic (older generation controllers)

    • Atlas Copco Data Collection service (Power Focus 6000)

    • Protocol Interface Module

    • Internet Information Services

    • Data Communication Service (ToolsNet data collection protocol)

    For the Alerts license package, the following service should also be started:

    • Notification Service

    For Archive license package, the following service should also be started:

    • Archive Service

    If a service is not running, select Start.