This article explains how to use the "Services" utility from the CalderaDock application.
What is a "Service"?
In software, a service is a program that runs in the background to perform specific tasks or provide functionality to other applications.
Services operate without direct user interaction, ensuring continuous availability for real-time processing. This approach allows for easier updates and maintenance, as individual components can be modified without affecting the entire system.
What is the Services utility for?
The Services utility serves the following purposes:
- Resets the license (only on the license server).
- Stops the printer drivers server running in ServerAdmin (CalderaRIP).
- Resets the services for "calserver" and "calbridge" (Nexio).
The Services utility in the CalderaDock application allows you to start, stop, and restart the following applications:
- CalderaRIP
- PrimeCenter
- Caldera REST API
- Caldera DTX RIP
You can access it from the Tools tab > Utilities.
Action buttons in the utility
When using the Services utility, you will encounter the following buttons for managing the selected application:
Warning
The stop and restart functions will close the selected application, so be sure to suspend your production before using these options in the Services utility.
- Restart ( ): Stops and restarts services (commonly used).
- Stop ( ): Stops services if they are currently running.
- Start ( ): Starts services if they are currently stopped.
Example: How to restart a service?
- Open CalderaDock.
- Go to the Tools tab, scroll down to Utilities, locate Services, and click Launch:
- Choose the application you want to manage (for example, CalderaRIP):
- You can either select the checkbox next to the application and click the restart button ( ).
- Or click the ellipsis ( ) next to the application and choose the desired action.
- Ensure that no production is currently running, then click OK to confirm and proceed past the warning message:
- Enter the computer password when prompted:
- After the password is validated, the selected application will close and all related services will be restarted.