Do DeltaV services fail to start automatically?

The main problems that cause this to occur are:

• The DeltaV software might be installed under an account other than the one you usually log into.

  The installation program only adds the user who installed the DeltaV software to the DeltaV security group. To add the account under which you are trying to run DeltaV software to the security group, use the User Manager.

• The DeltaVAdmin password has expired.

  It is strongly recommended that this password be set to never expire. if the password expires and you then stop the DeltaV services or reboot a node, the services do not start and the DeltaV system does not function as expected. If the password can expire you must change the password before expiration. Use either the DeltaV Security Administration application (Start → All Programs → DeltaV → Installation) or the ServPwd utility (found in the \DeltaV\Bin directory) to prevent system disruption.

• The file permissions for the path you installed to might be too restrictive.

  The file permissions are inherited from the parent directory. If you install into a parent directory that has restricted access, the DeltaV system will not be able to access the files it needs to run. Change the file permissions so that the DeltaV group is allowed access to the installation directories and all of its subdirectories.

• There might be a problem with one of your network interface cards.

  In the Diagnostics program, click Tools → Windows Event Viewer → Windows Logs → System.

To verify that the DeltaV program was started, click Start → Settings → Control Panel → Administrative Tools, and then double-click the Services icon.