The top area of the Application Director shows a table of installed applications (stations), as shown in Figure 8. Apart from the data shown in the table, application selections are possible.
Every 1.5 seconds, the platform daemon fetches data about the station(s) and updates this in the following columns:
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Name
The name of the station directory.
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Type
This is always “station” for a Niagara station.
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Status
One of the following, as applied to a station:
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Idle — Station is not running, but can be started without a reboot.
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Running — Station is running.
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Starting — Platform daemon has started the station, but the station has not reported back its status back to the daemon.
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Stopping — Daemon has ordered the station to stop, but its process has not yet terminated.
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Halted — Station is not currently running, and cannot be restarted without a reboot.
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Failed — Station terminated with a failure exit code.
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Details
For any station, shows four items:
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fox=TCP/IP port monitored for regular (unencrypted) Fox connections to Workbench and other Niagara stations. Shows “n/a” if station is not running, or if it does not run the Fox service. -
foxs=TCP/IP port monitored for secure (SSL) Fox connections to Workbench and other Niagara stations, if so configured (applies to AX-3.7 and later platforms). Shows “n/a” if host does not support (or is enabled) for Fox SSL, or if the station is not running, or if it does not run the Fox service. -
http=HTTP port that the station’s WebService monitors for regular (unencrypted) browser connections to the station. Shows “n/a” if station is not running, or if it does not have a running WebService. -
https=HTTP port that the station’s WebService monitors for secure (SSL) browser connections to the station, if so configured (applies to AX-3.7 and later platforms). Shows “n/a” if host does not support (or is enabled) for Web SSL, or if the station is not running, or if it does not have a running WebService.
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Auto-Start
Either true or false. If true, the station starts whenever the platform daemon starts. Configured with a right-side checkbox (see start checkboxes).
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Restart on Failure
Either true or false. If true, the daemon automatically restarts the station after it terminates with a failure exit code. Configure with a right-side checkbox (see start checkboxes).
Click in the installed applications table for different results, as follows:
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click
Click a station to select it, highlighting it. When a station is selected, its standard output appears, and all enabled right-side buttons apply to it. For details, see standard output and Application and output controls.
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right-click
Right-click a station for its shortcut menu (a subset of the application and output actions buttons). For details on included menu commands, see Application and output controls.
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double-click
If running, double-click a station to open a Workbench (Fox) connection to it, showing its Station Summary view. Or, press Ctrl and double-click for a new tab showing the station connection.
If not running, a station double-click does not change the view.