Additional Topics > Medical Imaging in IDL > Using IDL DICOM Network Services > Starting and Stopping the Service Outside the Utility

## Starting and Stopping the Service Outside the Utility

On Windows, use the Windows Services Administrative tool to start or stop the IDL DicomEx Storage SCP service. To access the Service dialog, select Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools, and double-click Services in the Administrative Tools list.

On UNIX and Mac OS X, start the service from the command prompt by using the startup script installed in the `bin/bin.``platform` directory of the IDL installation directory where `platform` is the platform-specific `bin` directory. To stop the service, use the `kill` command with the process id of the service (idl_dicom). Use one of the following to return the process id:

- `ps -aef | grep idl_dicom` on Linux
- `ps -axu | grep idl_dicom` on Macintosh OS X
- `ps -aef | grep idl_dicom` on Solaris