Starting a station
A station must be running before it can be opened and accessed.
Prerequisites:
NOTE: Most station–platform functions can be performed from the Application Director platform view of a host; however, you must
connect to the platform where a station is hosted before you can perform these tasks.
- In the Nav side bar, expand the Platform node in the Nav tree by clicking on the plus sign (+) next to the platform icon in the tree.The contents of the platform node opens in the tree.
- In the Nav side bar, double-click the
Application Director. - In the Application Director view, select the desired station.This action highlights the station. When a station is selected, its standard output appears, and all enabled right-side buttons that apply to it.
- In the right-side area of this view, select the following options, as desired:
- To start the station automatically any time the host computer is re-booted, enable the
Auto-Startoption. Clear this option to disable auto–start. - To automatically attempt a restart any time a station fails, enable
Restart on Failure. Clear this option to disable automatic restart.
- To start the station automatically any time the host computer is re-booted, enable the
- In the Application Director view, do one of the following:
- Select the desired station in the station table and click Start.
- Right-click the desired station in the station table and select Start from the popup menu.
The station starts and displays standard output and error messages in the window.
Depending on the status of the station selected, the standard output text consists of one of the following:
- If the station is running, the output updates in real time. As more text is written by the station, the system appends it to the bottom of the output area.
- If the station is not running, the output text is from the most recent execution of that station.
- If no station is selected, the output text area is blank.
- Do one of the following:
- Use the scroll bars to view all text.
- Use the Windows copy shortcut (Ctrl + C) to copy output text to the clipboard for further analysis.
- Use the right-side output control buttons. One of these lets you stream station output to a file.