Start the IXIA TEXTML Server service (Windows)
This procedure describes how to start the IXIA TEXTML Server service in Windows.
To start the IXIA TEXTML Server service:
- Open the Services window.
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Right-click the IXIA TEXTML Server
service in the list and select Properties.
Version name Windows service name For TEXTML Server 4.4.1.5167 and later versions -- Any version prior to TEXTML Server 4.4.1.5167 TEXTML Server version x.x, where x.x is the installed version -
In the General tab, beside
Startup type, choose one of the following
actions, and then click OK.
- If this will be the only instance of TEXTML Server on the server, leave the default option, Automatic.
- If more than one instance of TEXTML Server is installed on a server (for example, in a cluster setup), click Manual and click OK to ensure that the user controls which server instances are active.
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If required, run the service as another user than the
default.
Note: By default, the TEXTML Server service is running as the Local Service user.You must run the service as another user if any of the following conditions is true:
- TEXTML Server is installed in a Windows cluster.
- The target directory for the backup is a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path (e.g., \\server_name\share_name).
- Kerberos authentication is used and one of the following is
true for your deployment:
- There are multiple Active Directory Forests in the network, or
- An Active Directory Forest includes many domains
- You are updating TEXTML Server and it previously used a different user.
If one of these conditions apply to your deployment, take the following actions to run the TEXTML Server service:-
Right-click the Ixiasoft Textml Server service in the list and select
Properties.
The service name is Ixiasoft Textml Server version x.x where x.x is the installed version.
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In the Log On tab,
select This account and click Browse.
The Select User window appears.
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Enter the username in the Enter the
object names to select box and click Check Names.
The username is underlined.
- Click OK.
- Enter the password for this user in the Password and Confirm password fields.
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Click OK.
If the following message is displayed:
Click OK. The following message may be displayed:The account <account_name> has been granted the Log On As A Service right.
The new logon name will not take effect until you stop and restart the service.
- Click OK.
- Click Start the service.
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If you get a Windows could not start
the Textml Server version on Local computer error message, resolve the
licensing issue by taking one of the following actions:
- If you did not obtain and activate your license, obtain it and try again.
- If you obtained and activated your license, make sure that the file is saved in the correct directory (%ProgramData%/IxiaSoft/Licenses), under the correct name (IxiaLicense.ilf). Some email programs add the .txt extension at the end of the file, which prevents TEXTML Server from starting.