How to set up GroupWise Monitor 2012 to start with the computer on Windows Server 2008 R2
By Bruce Perrin
Introduction
GroupWise monitor 2012 cannot be run as a service (as of this writing). The work around for this is to use Windows Task Scheduler to start the application when the machine starts up.
Instructions
Install GroupWise monitor on a Windows server in accordance with the instructions in the GroupWise 2012 installation guide. Once GWMonitor has been installed and tested, set up Windows task scheduler to run the program at startup.
Open Windows task scheduler
Under the action menu, select create task
Give the task a name (I called mine Start GWMonitor)
Check the "Allow task to be run on demand", "Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed", "If the task fails, restart every (set an interval)", and the "if the running task does not end when requested, force it to stop" boxes.
Click "OK"
You will be prompted for local credentials. We gave the task the credentials of an administrative user.
When the task scheduler shows the list of tasks, right click your newly built task, and click "Run".
Verify the task was successful by highlighting the task and then selecting the "History" tab.
You should now be able to browse to the GWMonitor web page.