12.11.1  Windows

To start the WEBES Director, start the DESTA_Service Windows service using one of the following methods:

Using the desta start command on Windows systems is unsupported. Using the desta start command will start the Director, but will also generate error messages. Starting the director this way is is not recommended because:

On Windows, the desta start/stop functionality is only intented to be used as a tool for investigating WEBES operational problems. If the Director is started with desta start, it must be stopped with desta stop.