Managing the SCADA Server

Introduction

The Fernhill SCADA Server runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. Choose the method to manage the Fernhill SCADA Server based your operating system:

Operating System	Management Methods
Windows	There are two options for managing the Fernhill SCADA Server: To start and stop the Fernhill SCADA Server use the Fernhill SCADA Service Manager. To perform more complex management of the Fernhill SCADA Server use the Windows Services Console.
Linux	Fernhill SCADA Server is managed using the command line. The commands you use depend on which init system is used by the distribution: More recent Linux distributions use systemd to manage daemons. See Managing the Fernhill SCADA Server using systemd for more information. Older Linux distributions use System V Init to manage daemons. See Managing the Fernhill SCADA Server using System V Init for more information.
macOS	The Fernhill SCADA Server is managed using launchd. See Managing the Fernhill SCADA Server using launchd for more information.

Fernhill SCADA Service Manager

The Fernhill SCADA Service Manager allows you to perform simple management tasks on the Fernhill SCADA Server on Windows:

To start the Fernhill SCADA Service Manager:

Right-click the Fernhill SCADA Notification Icon.
Select Manage Windows Service...
Click Yes on the User Account Control Dialog.

Using this tool you can:

Start the Fernhill SCADA Server.
Stop the Fernhill SCADA Server.
Edit SCADA Server Parameters.
Change whether the Fernhill SCADA Server automatically starts when Windows starts.

Windows Services Console

You can manage the Fernhill SCADA Server on Windows using the Services management console:

Fernhill SCADA Service Properties

To access the Fernhill SCADA Service properties do one of the following:

Double-click the Fernhill SCADA Server entry in the Services management console, or
Right-click the Fernhill SCADA Server entry and select Properties

The Fernhill SCADA Service properties:

To find out the options you can enter in the Start Parameters field, see Fernhill SCADA Server Parameters.

Define Log On Information

When Fernhill SCADA is installed, it is configured to run under the System account. You may want to run the Fernhill SCADA Server under a different user account. For example, you may want to access a data source that requires integrated Windows authentication.

Note: If you run the Fernhill SCADA Server under a different user account, the user account must have Administrator rights. Fernhill SCADA will not work correctly if you use an ordinary user account.

Manage the Fernhill SCADA Server with systemd

For Linux distributions that use systemd (System and Service Manager), you can manage the Fernhill SCADA Server using the systemctl command. The service name for fernhill scada is fernhill-scada.

Certain systemctl commands require administrative rights, for example systemctl start ....

To run commands with administrative rights you will need to do one of the following:

Use the su root command to execute commands as the root user.
Prefix each systemctl ... command with sudo.

The appropriate method depends on the Linux distribution and how it is configured. For example:

Some Linux distributions disable the root user account and provide sudo. For these distributions, the only option is to prefix each systemctl ... command with sudo.
Some Linux distributions do not provide the sudo command. For these distributions, the only option is to use the su root command to execute commands as the root user.

Viewing the Status of the Fernhill SCADA Server

To view the status of the Fernhill SCADA Server use this command:

systemctl status fernhill-scada

Note: This command does not require administrative rights.

Stopping the Fernhill SCADA Server

To stop the Fernhill SCADA Server use this command:

[sudo] systemctl stop fernhill-scada

Note: This command requires administrative rights.

Starting the Fernhill SCADA Server

To start the Fernhill SCADA Server use this command:

[sudo] systemctl start fernhill-scada

Note: This command requires administrative rights.

Manage the Fernhill SCADA Server with System V Init

For Linux distributions that use System V Init Scripts, you can manage the Fernhill SCADA Server using the /etc/init.d/fernhill-scada script.

Certain commands require administrative rights, for example /etc/init.d/fernhill-scada start.

To run commands with administrative rights you will need to do one of the following:

Use the su root command to execute commands as the root user.
Prefix each /etc/init.d/fernhill-scada ... command with sudo.

The appropriate method depends on the Linux distribution and how it is configured. For example:

Some Linux distributions disable the root user account and provide sudo. For these distributions, the only option is to prefix each /etc/init.d/fernhill-scada ... command with sudo.
Some Linux distributions do not provide the sudo command. For these distributions, the only option is to use the su root command to execute commands as the root user.