Running on Linux

Run through Service Manager

WritebackExtreme supports the following service managers: systemd and SysVinit/InitD. However, the application includes wrappers around the service managers, allowing you to perform the same actions using the application command line.

These commands provide flexibility in managing WritebackExtreme, allowing you to interact with the service directly or leverage service managers for control:

Via Application

Start Service

If the service is not running, you can start it using:

sudo ./writeback-extreme-amd64 service start

Stop Service

To stop the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo ./writeback-extreme-amd64 service stop

Systemd

Service status

To check the status of the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo systemctl status writebackextreme

Start Service

If the service is not running, you can start it using:

sudo systemctl start writebackextreme

Stop Service

To stop the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo systemctl stop WritebackExtreme

Restart Service

To restart the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo systemctl restart WritebackExtreme

SysVinit

Service status

To check the status of the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo service WritebackExtreme status

Start Service

If the service is not running, you can start it using:

sudo service WritebackExtreme start

Stop Service

To stop the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo service WritebackExtreme stop

Restart Service

To restart the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo service WritebackExtreme restart

InitD

Service status

To check the status of the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo /etc/init.d/WriteBackExtreme status

Start Service

If the service is not running, you can start it using:

sudo /etc/init.d/WriteBackExtreme start

Stop Service

To stop the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo /etc/init.d/WriteBackExtreme stop 

Restart Service

To restart the WritebackExtreme service:

sudo /etc/init.d/WriteBackExtreme restart

Service Commands

Always ensure you are in the application folder before executing service commands:

cd /usr/local/share/writebackextreme

Installing and Uninstalling the Service

Check the current status of the service, whether it’s installed or not:

sudo ./writebackextreme-amd64 service status

Manually install the application onto the server:

sudo ./writebackextreme-amd64 service install

Manually uninstall the application from the server:

sudo ./writebackextreme-amd64 service uninstall