The server status is shown in the Server tab of the Server Manager program and indicates the state of the central Complete Time Tracking Professional Server, the database server program installed on the Server computer which performs the role of managing the databases that store the user, category, time entry and other data. It must be running for users to log in, connect, and use Complete Time Tracking Professional.
The Complete Time Tracking Professional Server can be stopped to perform file system backups or to temporarily prevent access to perform server maintenance.
The Server can be stopped and started in two ways:
1. From within Complete Time Tracking Professional when you are currently logged in, using the Server Status window.
2. Using the separate Server Manager program if you are not currently logged in to Complete Time Tracking or the server is stopped.
Warning: When the server is stopped, current users will experience connection errors when actively using Complete Time Tracking Professional and other users will not be able to log in. The active users will automatically be logged back in when the server is started and they begin to actively use Complete Time Tracking Professional. We therefore highly recommend that all users are logged off before you stop the server to avoid data loss. You can check the number of connected users from the Server Status window or the Server Manager program.
Current Status
The current status of the server will be shown. If the server is currently running the status will appear as Started, highlighted in green. If the server is stopped the status will appear as Stopped, highlighted in red.
Current Connections
This value shows the current number of connections to the databases in this version of the product on the Server computer. When the Maintain Database Connections option is set the number of connections closely approximates the number of users currently logged in to Complete Time Tracking Professional. When the Maintain Database Connections option is not set connections are only established when required and there may be many users currently logged in even when the value of current connections is low. We recommend that all users are logged out of Complete Time Tracking Professional before the server is stopped.
Complete Time Tracking Professional supports up to 500 simultaneous connections, depending on the hardware resources available on the server computer.
Current Server Memory
The current amount of server memory used for Complete Time Tracking Professional.
Maximum Server Memory
The peak amount of memory used at one time since the server was started.
HOW-TO
Stop the Server using the Server Manager program
| 1. | Select Start, All Programs (or Programs), Complete Time Tracking Professional Server, Server Manager. Alternatively on Windows Vista and later computers select Server Manager from the Tools menu in Complete Time Tracking. |
| 2. | The Server Status window will appear and looks like this: |
| 3. | On the Server tab select the Stop button. The server status should now change to Stopped and be highlighted in red. |
HOW-TO
Start the Server using the Server Manager program
| 1. | Select Start, All Programs (or Programs), Complete Time Tracking Professional Server, Server Manager. Alternatively on Windows Vista and later computers select Server Manager from the Tools menu in Complete Time Tracking. |
| 2. | The Server Status window will appear and looks like this: |
| 3. | On the Server tab select the Start button. The server status should now change to Started and be highlighted in green. |
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