What Happens When Intelligence Server Starts?

Once a server definition is defined and selected for Intelligence Server using the Configuration Wizard, the metadata connection information and server definition name are saved in the machine's registry. When Intelligence Server starts, it reads this information to identify the metadata to which it will connect.

When Intelligence Server starts, it does the following:

• Initializes internal processing units
• Reads metadata connection information and server definition name from the machine registry and connects to the specified metadata database
• Loads configuration and schema information for each loaded project
• Loads existing report cache files from automatic backup files into memory for each loaded project (up to the specified maximum RAM setting)

  This occurs only if report caching is enabled and the Load caches on startup feature is enabled.

• Loads schedules
• Loads MDX cube schemas

  You can set Intelligence Server to load MDX cube schemas when it starts, rather than loading MDX cube schemas upon running an MDX cube report. For more details on this and steps to load MDX cube schemas when Intelligence Server starts, see the Configuring and Connecting Intelligence Server section of the Installation and Configuration Help.

If a system or power failure occurs, Intelligence Server cannot capture its current state. The next time the server is started, it loads the state information, caches, and History Lists that were saved in the last automatic backup. (The automatic backup frequency is set using the Intelligence Server Configuration Editor.) The server does not re-execute any job that was running until the person requesting the job logs in again.