KB14362: MicroStrategy Intelligence Server 9.x and 10.x status stored in the file system in the file ‘status-iserver.xml’

Strategy Intelligence Server status information is stored in the file system under a file called 'status-iserver.xml'.
 
This file can be found under: <install drive>\Program Files\Strategy\Intelligence Server for a default installation of Strategy on Windows.
 
The contents of the file are the following: 

1. <status>
2. <computer_name>MACHINE_NAME</computer_name>
3. <login>NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM</login>
4. <process_id>3004</process_id>
5. <process_creation_time>2006-06-30 10:45:25.093Z</process_creation_time>
6. <state can_be_paused="0">running</state>
7. <execution_mode>service</execution_mode>
8. <version_info>
9. <file_version>9.2.102.023</file_version>
10. <file_description></file_description>
11. <company_name>Strategy Incorporated</company_name>
12. <original_filename>DSSSERVER.EXE</original_filename>
13. <product_name>Strategy ® Intelligence Server 8.0</product_name>
14. <product_version>9.2.102.023</product_version>
15. <legal_copyright>Copyright © 2000-2005 Strategy Incorporated. All rights reserved.</legal_copyright>
16. <legal_trademarks>Strategy ® is a registered trademark of Strategy Incorporated</legal_trademarks>
17. </version_info>
18. <application>
19. <version>9.2.102.023</version>
20. <tcp_port_number>34952</tcp_port_number>
21. </application>
22. </status>

The status of Strategy Intelligence Server can be found under the tag sequence of <state>. 
The value could take different values depending on the status of the Strategy Intelligence Server: Running, Stopping, or Starting.
 
The version is dependent on the version of Strategy Intelligence Server.
 
The creation time is displayed as in GMT 0 time zone.
 
This file can also be found in a UNIX installation in the location <path to micrcrostrategy home>/IntelligenceServer/
 
The file also contains the following information: 

• Computer Name
• Authentication Mode
• Process Id for the DSSSERVER.EXE process
• Time the process was started
• Execution Mode
• Version information of the Intelligence Server
• Build Number
• Intelligence Server port