Left Pane of the Cobra Web Service Management Tool

The left pane of the Cobra Web Service Management Tool contains the toolbar, the Instances tree, and the Gateway tree.

Toolbar

The toolbar bar contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in managing the Cobra Web Service instances and the Cobra Web Service Gateway.

Note: Succeeding instances of Cobra Web Service instances and Cobra Web Service Gateway display instances and gateway respectively.

Button	Description
Install	Click this button to install an instance or the gateway in Windows Services. This button is disabled if the Instance tree, an instance, or the Gateway tree is selected. This button is enabled if <New Instance> is selected. If a new instance is successfully installed, the entry is replaced with the new instance name, and a new <New Instance> is added to the Instances tree. This button is enabled if the gateway is selected, and it is not yet installed in Windows Services. Clicking this button installs the gateway in Windows Services. This button is disabled if the gateway is selected, and it is already installed in Windows Services.
Uninstall	Click this button to uninstall the selected instance or the gateway from Windows Services. This button is disabled if the Instance tree, <New Instance>, or the Gateway tree is selected. This button is enabled if an instance is selected. Clicking this button uninstalls the instance from Windows Services. If the instance is successfully uninstalled, the instance is removed from the Instances tree. This button is disabled if the gateway is selected, and it is not yet installed in Windows Services. This button is enabled if the gateway is selected, and it is already installed. Clicking this button uninstalls the gateway from Windows Services. If the gateway is successfully uninstalled from Windows Services, its status is changed to Not Installed..
Start	Click this button to run the selected instance or the gateway. This button is disabled if the Instance tree, <New Instance>, or the Gateway tree is selected. This button is disabled if the gateway is selected, and it is not yet installed in Windows Services. This button is disabled if an instance or the gateway is selected, and its status is Running. This button is enabled if an instance or the gateway is selected, and its status is Paused or Stopped. Clicking this button starts or resumes the instance or the gateway in Windows Services. If the instance or the gateway is successfully started or resumed, its status is changed to Running. Otherwise, the following error message displays: "Failed to start [or resume] the instance. Please see the event log."
Stop	Click this button to stop the selected instance or the gateway. This button is disabled if the Instance tree, <New Instance>, or the Gateway tree is selected. This button is disabled if the gateway is selected, and it is not yet installed in Windows Services. This button is disabled if an instance or the gateway is selected, and its status is Stopped. This button is enabled of an instance, or the gateway is selected, and its status is Running or Paused. Clicking this button stops the instance or the gateway in Windows Services and then changes its status to Stopped.
Restart	Click this button to restart the selected instance or the gateway. This button is disabled if the Instance tree, <New Instance>, or the Gateway tree is selected. This button is disabled if the gateway is selected, and it not yet installed in Windows Services. This button is disabled if an instance or the gateway is selected, and its status is Stopped. This button is enabled if an instance or the gateway is selected, and its status is Running or Paused. Clicking this button restarts the instance or the gateway in Windows Services and changes its status to Running.
Refresh	Click this button to refresh the status of the defined instances or the gateway.

Instances Tree

The Instances tree displays the instances installed in Windows Services. Each instance entry contains the following columns.

Column	Description
Name	This column displays the unique name of the instance in Windows Services.
Status	This column displays the status of the instance. Running: This status indicates that the instance is running in Windows Services. Paused: This status indicates that the instance is paused in the Windows Services. Stopped: This status indicates that the instance is stopped in the Windows Services.

The Instances tree has <New Instance>, which you use to configure a new instance before installing it. Its status is always Not Installed.

Note: You can expand or collapse the Instances Tree by clicking the + or the – icon.

Gateway Tree

The Gateway tree only contains one child, which is the Cobra Web Service Gateway.

Column	Description
Name	This column displays Cobra Web Service Gateway.
Status	This column displays the status of the gateway. Not Installed: This status indicates that the gateway is not installed in the Windows Services. Running: This status indicates that the gateway is installed and running in Windows Services. Paused: This status indicates that the gateway is installed and paused in Windows Services. Stopped: This status indicates that the gateway installed and stopped in the Windows Services.