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Service status

In the Service Status section of the console, you can quickly see the status of the WinCollect agent service.

If you select a service that is running, you can Stop or Restart the service. The service status now shows Service is stopped.

If you select a service that is stopped, you can click Start. The service starts and a new Startup window is displayed.

Table 1: Included services
Service Description
Delete Logs Displays the number of WinCollect and WCConsole log files in the log directory. You can delete the logs before the agent starts by selecting Delete Logs. Use this service to troubleshoot the agent and making sure you have a clean set of log files.
Delete Patch/Staging This service is not applicable for stand-alone agents.
Deleted Cached Events Displays the total number of events that were not sent to their destination. To delete the cached events, select Delete Cached Events.
Note:

If files are listed here, those events are deleted. You might be able to collect those events again if you select Delete Bookmarks and the log file has not rolled over.

Delete PEM File This service is not applicable for stand-alone agents.
Delete Bookmarks Displays the total number of bookmark files for the sources the agent is responsible for collecting events from. Use this service to delete the bookmarks before the agent starts.
Note:

Deleting bookmarks might cause the agent to reread some of the files again and send events that were already sent to your destination.

Start in Debug mode Puts the agent in Debug mode when it restarts.