The IBM ServeRAID FlashCopy Agent Service

The following script will disable the ServerRAID FlashCopy Agent Service. The script itself is not rocket science, but not many people understand that the service even exists, and the potential problems that it can cause.

CMDOW @ /HID
@ECHO OFF

:: This script disables the ServeRAID FlashCopy Agent Service, included with ServerRAID
:: Manager 8.25 and above, which runs on TCP port 8080.
:: Written by Jeremy.Saunders@au1.ibm.com

:: This issue is documented by IBM in an article titled "Web-application failures after
:: ServeRAID manager installs - Servers" found here:
:: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-66883&brandind=5000020

:: This issue is also documented on numerous sites, such as isaserver.org:
:: http://forums.isaserver.org/m_2002026994/mpage_1/tm.htm#2002026994

:: Whilst the focus of these articles are based around Web and proxy services, don't forget
:: that many technical specialists deploy Citrix Presentation Servers that run their XML
:: Service on port 8080, so this service may also prove to be troublesome in Citrix
:: environments.

:: In reality, I would think that this service would not need to be run on the majority of
:: servers, so why does it install by default??? TCP port 8080 clashes with so many other
:: services. You've got to often wonder what goes through the minds of developers at times!!!

:: The ServerRAID Manager software can be silently installed using the following command line:
:: setup /s /v"/qb REBOOT=Suppress"

:: You can manually do a custom install of ServerRAID Manager to exclude the FlashCopy Agent
:: feature, or if you are keen, you may be able to create a transform file and pass it in the
:: silent install parameters demonstrated above. I never deploy anything manually, so chose to
:: disable the feature the simple way to ensure that the service will always be disabled no
:: matter which version of ServerRAID Manager you were deploying.

Net Stop "ServeRAID FlashCopy Agent" /y
SET KEY=HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\miniwinagent
REG ADD "%KEY%" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f

EXIT /B