QDSNeedRestart Method

Overloads

Sets that the QDS needs a restart.

QDSNeedRestart(Guid, out String)

Sets that the QDS needs a restart.

Declaration

      bool QDSNeedRestart(Guid qdsID, out string reason)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Guid	qdsID	The QDS ID.
System.String	reason	The reason for the restart.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	The service returns the boolean value True if the operation was performed successfully.

Remarks

The service sets the server to accept that it needs to be restarted. A string named Reason can be sent to the service as part of the call, which is useful for logging purposes.

security

Requires membership of local groups QlikView Management API and QlikView Administrator.

Examples

This code example checks if the QDS is set to need a restart and then executes the restart.

The service key injection is assumed to be handled behind the scenes. For an example of how to inject the service key, see Samples.

    using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using QMSAPI;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            // create a QMS API client
            IQMS apiClient = new QMSClient();

            //retrieve a time limited service key
            ServiceKeyClientMessageInspector.ServiceKey = apiClient.GetTimeLimitedServiceKey();

            Guid qdsId = new Guid("67968710-6a84-446d-b759-ceb0cc9d656f"); // The originating QDS ID
            String RestartReason;
            if (apiClient.QDSNeedRestart(out RestartReason, qdsId) == true)    //QDS requires restart if DocFolder changed
            {
                Console.WriteLine("QDS will be restarted. Reason: " + RestartReason);
                apiClient.RestartQDS(qdsId);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred: " + ex.Message);
        }
        // wait for user to press any key
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

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