You start the XPS server after starting the Bridge daemon. XPS, which is a C++ technology, needs the Bridge daemon running so that it can use Java technology to manage data.
To start the XPS server:
The XPS server is always on the same computer that hosts the Bridge daemon. On the XPS server, right click My Computer, and from the drop-down list that appears, select the Manage option. A Computer Management window opens.
From the Computer Management window on the host, under Services and Applications in the left frame, select Services. The installed services display in the right frame.
In the list of installed services, find Navis XPS, and right click. From the drop-down list that appears, select Properties. The System Restore Service Properties (Local Computer) dialog appears.
From the lower block of the General tab, click Start. Make sure the Status is Running.
Alternatively, you can click the Start the service link in the middle panel.
If you are observing the Cluster Services view (on page 1) in N4 while XPS starts, you see the Status column for 'XPSDaemon' transform from CONNECTED to INITIALIZING. Then, when XPS is started, the Status column reads, ACTIVE.
You cannot run multiples instances of the XPS server. However, when a user (or a script) attempts to start another instance of the XPS Server from the command line, not as a Windows Service but directly using the executable, Navis displays the message "Access denied (5) - Perhaps another instance of XPS Server is running already. Shutting this instance down...".