Start and Stop the HPC Basic Profile Web Service

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Applies To: Windows HPC Server 2008

To start the HPC Basic Profile Web Service for the first time, follow the steps for commissioning the service in Commission and Decommission the HPC Basic Profile Web Service. After commissioning the service, you can stop or start it anytime, or configure the service to start automatically. If you make changes to the configuration file of the HPC Basic Profile Web Service, stop and then restart the service to ensure that the changes take effect.

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To remove the local firewall exception that provides access to the HPC Basic Profile Web Service, or to remove the installed Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) certificate binding, follow the steps for decommissioning the service. For more information, see Commission and Decommission the HPC Basic Profile Web Service.

The following procedures demonstrate how to start or stop the service either by using the Services snap-in, or from a command prompt:

  • Starting the HPC Basic Profile Web Service

  • Stopping the HPC Basic Profile Web Service

Starting the HPC Basic Profile Web Service

You can start the HPC Basic Profile Web Service using the Services snap-in, or from a command prompt. Optionally, you can configure the service to start automatically when the server starts.

To start the HPC Basic Profile Web Service using the Services snap-in

  1. Log on to your head node as a user with Administrator privileges.

  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.

  3. Right-click HPC Basic Profile Web Service, and then click Start.

  4. Optionally, set the HPC Basic Profile Web Service to start automatically each time the server restarts:

    1. Right-click HPC Basic Profile Web Service, and then click Properties.

    2. On the General tab, use the drop-down menu to change the startup option to Automatic, and then click OK.

To start the HPC Basic Profile Web Service from a command prompt

  1. Log on to the head node as an administrator, and open a command prompt.

  2. Type net start HPCBasicProfile, and then press Enter.

  3. Optionally, set the Microsoft HPC Basic Profile Web Service to start automatically each time the server restarts:

    Type sc config HPCBasicProfile start= auto, and then press Enter.

Stopping the HPC Basic Profile Web Service

You can stop the HPC Basic Profile Web Service using the Services snap-in, or from a command prompt.

To stop the HPC Basic Profile Web Service using the Services snap-in

  1. Log on to your head node as a user with Administrator privileges.

  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.

  3. Right-click HPC Basic Profile Web Service, and then click Stop.

To stop the HPC Basic Profile Web Service from a command prompt

  1. Log on to the head node as an administrator, and open a command prompt.

  2. Type net stop HPCBasicProfile, and then press Enter.

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