Managing Commander Services with the Control Panel
The Commander Control Panel allows you to manage the Commander services and database.
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Accessing the Control Panel
To access the Control Panel on the application server, from the Windows Start menu and click the Control Panel shortcut in the Embotics program group.
Note: When you change a setting for one of the following tasks and click OK, you will be prompted to restart the service. If you then click OK, the service will be automatically restarted.
Commander Control Panel Tasks
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Check the status of the Commander service and the Identity service |
On the Service Control tab, Service State displays the current state of the Commander service and the Identity service |
Start, stop, and restart the Commander service |
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On the Service Control tab, click Edit Logging. This opens the We recommend opening the See the Snow Globe article Controlling Commander Logging Level to learn how to edit logging levels, or contact support@snowsoftware.com. |
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Verify or modify the port for the default (Postgres) database |
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Verify or modify any of the following ports:
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Using a separate port for the Service Portal
Using a separate port for the Service Portal allows you to open your firewall for the Service Portal port only, preventing Service Portal users from accessing Commander.
If you configure a separate port for the Service Portal, users can access the Service Portal at:https://<FQDN or IP address>:<port>
Or, optionally:https://<FQDN or IP address>:<port>/portal
Note: If you change port numbers for Commander or the Service Portal, links in notification emails sent before you changed the ports will no longer work. You must resend notification emails as required.
Services started when running Commander
When Commander is launched, it will start the following services, which are used to support Commander operations.
Commander Service | Description |
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Commander (vlm) |
Main Commander Windows service |
Commander Consul Agent (vlm-consul) |
HashiCorp Consul agent for service discovery and orchestration |
Commander Hyper-V Adaptor (vlm-hyperv) |
Commander Hyper-V network adapter |
Commander Identity Service (vlm-identity) |
Commander identity service |
Commander LinkerD Service (vlm-linkerd) |
LinkerD service mesh |
Commander Message Queue |
Commander message broker |
To view services from the Commander Control Panel, on the Service Control tab, click the Services button. The system's services are shown in the Windows Service Control Manager.