Starting the Domain Communication Service
The Domain Communication Service is responsible for distributing the configuration and controlling access to the currently active (in memory) configuration. It also is used for messaging between storage servers.
After installation, the account assigned for the service is currently set to Local System. In order to use the SANsymphony software, the Domain Communication Service must be restarted using an account with administrator privileges that allows the setting of Log On as Service Privilege.
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Open the SANcentral interface, if necessary. (The SANcentral GUI can be opened by double-clicking on the DataCore icon
in the system tray, or by selecting Start>All Programs>DataCore Software>SANcentral.)
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In the left pane of the SANcentral interface, select the Storage Domain Servers folder under Nodes.
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In the right pane, select the appropriate storage server in the Node Name column. You should now see the Domain Communication Service area in the lower-right pane.
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In the Domain Communication Service area, click Log on as…
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In the Log on Account box, change the account from Local System to the local administrator account created specifically for the SANsymphony software and enter and confirm the password. Click OK to make the changes and close the box. The same account name and password should be used on each storage server in the region.
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Click OK on the message that account has been granted Log on as a service rights.
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Click OK on the message that the Domain Communication Service will stop and restart.
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Click OK on the message that the Domain Communication Service was successfully restarted.
Notice the synchronizing message in the status bar; do not continue until the message disappears (meaning that synchronization is complete) and the Domain Communication Service is Running ; the box should be green.
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If starting SANsymphony software for the first time, go to Changing the Temporary Region Name.