SYSPRO 8 Avanti Initialization Service

Exploring

This Windows service is responsible for starting the SYSPRO.exe process on the SYSPRO Application server, together with a number of other SYSPRO-specific functions, such as accessing the file system on the application server and controlling authentication when logging into SYSPRO.

This service is used by:

  • SYSPRO Web UI (Avanti)

  • The default location for this service is:

    Program Files > SYSPRO > SYSPRO Avanti Initialization Service

Topics

Installing SYSPRO Point of Sale

Starting

This service must be installed on the same application server as the SYSPRO 8 Server.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

  • SYSPRO 8 Service Upgrade Manager

  • SYSPRO 8 e.net Communications Load Balancer

    A valid endpoint must be configured in the Setup Options program of SYSPRO 8.

The following technology is also required when using more than 30 instances of the SYSPRO Web UI (Avanti) - as defined against the Maximum number of instances allowed setup option (Setup Options > System Setup > System-Wide Personalization):

  • Windows Server 2022: Datacenter Edition

  • SYSPRO Application Gateway (Container Solution)

  • This service is installed using the SYSPRO Installer Application.

Solving

You can debug this service by editing the associated config file in elevated mode (i.e. with administrator privileges).

The SYSPROInitializationHostService.exe.config file is located in the folder to which you installed the service.

You can view monitoring and troubleshooting messages about this service using the Event Viewer function in Windows:

(Control Panel > System and Security Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Applications and Service Logs)

This service outputs an event log to the SYSPROAIS file.

You can start, stop, restart and configure this service using the Services function in Windows:

(Control Panel > System and Security Administrative Tools > Services)