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TREX Administration 
TREX administration is organized into the following areas:
To start and stop TREX, you use the SAP Management Consoleand the executable files startsap.exe and stopsap.exe (Windows) or the Shell scripts startsap and stopsap (UNIX).
TREX provides the following administration tools:
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TREX Monitor in
the portal
You use this tool if you are implementing the Knowledge Management functions in the portal.
¡ TREX Admin Tool in the SAP System
You use this tool if TREX is connected to an SAP system.
¡ TREX Admin Tool (Stand-Alone)
You can use this tool independent of a portal or an SAP system.
· Data Backup and Restore for TREX
You can make a backup of a TREX installation, and restore the TREX installation using the backup version if problems occur.
· Monitoring TREX with SAP Solution Manager
You can use the monitoring functions of SAP Solution Manager to monitor TREX.
· Administration of the Search Engine Service
The Search Engine Service (SES) enables users to search for business objects using TREX. As administrator, you complete the initial configuration of the search engine service and monitor it during production operations.