Start or stop a VMS service

The VMS services use the service accounts to register and communicate with the other VMS components. To start or stop a VMS service:

  1. Open the Start menu, and enter services.msc to open Services.

  2. Right-click a Milestone XProtect service and select Start or Stop.

    The VMS services for XProtect Management Server Failover are:

    • The Milestone XProtect Management Server service

    • The Milestone XProtect Log Server service

    • The Milestone XProtect Event Server service

    • The Milestone XProtect Data Collector service

    • (Optional) The Milestone XProtect Recording Server service