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Enabling network transactions

The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator must allow network transactions. This must be done on all SDL LiveContent Architect servers; application, database (Oracle RDBMs and Microsoft SQL Server), and batch servers.

About this task

By default, the security configuration for the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator is set to not allow network transactions. To enable network transactions:

Procedure

  1. Login to the system as the administrator user or a user with administrative privileges (a user in the administrator group).
  2. Click Start > Administrative tools > Component services.
  3. Open Component Services > Computers > My Computer > Distributed Transaction Coordinator.
  4. Right-click on Local DTC and select Properties.
  5. Click on the Security tab in the Local DTC Properties window.
  6. The following should be checked (others should not be checked):
    • Network DTC
    • Allow Remote Clients
    • Allow Inbound
    • Allow Outbound
    • No Authentication Required
    • Enable XA Transactions
    • Enable SNA LU 6.2 Transactions
    • The DTC Login Account, Account field should read: NT Authority\Network Service
  7. If you made changes, click Apply.
    If you are prompted about MSDTC processes being restarted, click Yes to continue.

    If no changes were made, the Apply button is inactive. Continue to the next step.

  8. Click OK.