User Guide

32 Administering ColdFusion Server
ColdFusion Services on Windows NT
By default, ColdFusion employs four separate services under Windows NT. The
following table explains the purpose of each one.
You can use the Windows NT Services Control Panel to view and manage these and
other Windows NT services.
ColdFusion Services on Windows NT
Service Purpose
Bright Tiger Service Manages ColdFusion Server load-balancing and failover.
For more information about clustering, which enables load-
balancing and failover in ColdFusion, see Chapter 6,
“Creating Scalable and Highly Available Web Sites,” on page
129.
ColdFusion Application
Server
The main ColdFusion Server service. ColdFusion pages
cannot be processed if this service is not running.
ColdFusion Executive Polls the ColdFusion Application Server service and
automatically restarts the ColdFusion Application Server if it
is not running.
ColdFusion RDS The ColdFusion Remote Development Service provides
security, directory and file browsing, and debugging
services for ColdFusion Studio.
SiteMinder
Authentication Service
Only present if you chose the advanced security option
during ColdFusion setup. Provides user authentication
services for advanced security.
SiteMinder Authorization
Service
Only present if you chose the advanced security option
during ColdFusion setup. Provides access authorization
services for advanced security.