Pulse 2 Package Server for Windows 1.2.3
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1. Description
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This service allows to use a Windows computer as a Mandriva Pulse 2 Package
Server.

2. Service installation
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2.1. Interactive mode
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The procedure is as follows:
 - Copy the installer (.exe file) on the workstation, and execute it.
 - The service is registered as a standard Windows service that will start
   automatically at Windows boot.
 - Modify the configuration file to suit your needs in:
     C:\Program Files\Mandriva\Pulse 2 Package Server\package-server.ini
 - Then reboot the computer, or restart the service like this:
     net stop "Pulse 2 Package Server"
     net start ""Pulse 2 Package Server"

2.1. Automated mode
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The following command line flags are available:
    /S : to start the installer in silent mode
    /D=C:\install_path : set C:\install_path as the destination folder

3. Service configuration
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The configuration is contained in the file:
    C:\Program Files\Mandriva\Pulse 2 Package Server\package-server.ini

Documentation for this file is available at:
    http://pulse2.mandriva.org/wiki/Documentation

4. Service removal
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Use the "Add or Remove Programs tool", select the "Mandriva Pulse2 Package
server" program and remove it.
You should backup the package-server.ini file, as the directory
    C:\Program Files\Mandriva\Pulse 2 Package Server
will be removed.

5. Service update
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Backup the package-server.ini file, because it will be overwrited by the new
installation. 
To update the service to a new, just start the install as explained in the
section 2 of this document. Then copy back your package-server.ini file, and
restart the service.

6. Service management
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6.1. Stop and start the service using the command line
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To stop the service: net stop "Pulse 2 Package Server"
To start the service: net start "Pulse 2 Package Server"

6.2. Stop and start the service using the service manager
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Launch "Services" from Control Panel -> Administrative Tools, or type
"Services.msc" on a command line.
Then right-click on the "Pulse 2 Package Server" service to manage it.

7. Service logs
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The service logs in by default the Application log of the Windows Event Viewer.

The service started successfully if you got this line:
2009-05-04 18:20:47,354 INFO package server listening on 192.168.0.230:9990

To start the service in debugging mode, replace INFO by DEBUG in the
[handler_hand01] section of the package-server.ini file, and restart it.