The MongoDB Server is is started/stopped through the Windows Service Control Panel. This service by default is configured to auto-start when the Computer hosting this Service is powered on and Windows becomes active.
If a problem is encountered with the Server this service may fault and require a restart. You can do this through the Windows Services Control Panel or you can choose to restart the service from the Control Architect application as shown below.
MongoDB Server status
Indicates the status of the MongoDB Server.
This image will be displayed as red if the Server has failed.
You can right mouse-click to display a Context menu and restart the Server service.
The Service status LED image will display a blinking red image while the service is stopped and being restarted. When restarting the service, a request to stop the service is first commanded, then followed by a 10 second delay before commanding the service to start again.