Starting the CES Service
Note: When the CES Service stops unexpectedly, contact the Coveo Support if you need assistance to find out why it stopped and prevent other service interruptions.
To start the CES service using the shortcut
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Using an administrator account, connect to the Coveo Back-End server on which you want to start the CES service.
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On the Windows Start menu, select All Programs > Coveo Enterprise Search 7 > Service > Start Service.
To start the CES service from the Windows Administrative Tools
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Using an administrator account, connect to the Coveo Back-End server on which you want to start the CES service.
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On the Windows Start menu, select Administrative Tools > Services.
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In the Services window, right-click Coveo Enterprise Search 7, and then select Start in the contextual menu.
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Verify that Started appears in the Status column for Coveo Enterprise Search 7.
If it is not the case:
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Ensure that the account you used to log on to the Coveo server has administrative rights.
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Verify if the CES service log on account or password has changed (see Modifying the CES Log On Account).
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To start the CES service from the command prompt
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Using an administrator account, connect to the Coveo Master server on which you want to start the CES service.
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Open a Command Prompt window, and then:
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Navigate to the [CES_Path]\bin folder (typically C:\Program Files\Coveo Enterprise Search 7\Bin).
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Type CESService7.exe followed by the desired parameters listed in the Coveo Enterprise Search 7 dialog box, and then press enter.
Example: For test purposes, you may want to run the CES service in standalone mode rather than as a Windows service. To do so enter the following command:
CESService7.exe -Standalone
The Coveo Enterprise Search 7.0 [Port:52800] [Default] process window appears and shows logs of the CES service activities. Closing this window stops the CES service.
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