FactoryTalk Batch Server configuration errors

This section outlines
FactoryTalk® Diagnostics
messages that may occur due to
FactoryTalk Batch
Server configuration errors in the
FactoryTalk® Directory
. Messages apply to the configured role on a
FactoryTalk Batch
Server's machine, which can be either a primary or secondary server.
For messages that reference the
FactoryTalk
Batch Server configuration location,
'%s'
represents the full path to the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server configuration object in the
FactoryTalk Directory
.
Error: Unable to start because directory not found: Primary Journal directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path specified as the
Primary Journal
directory—now known as the
Event Journal
directory—cannot be found.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Event Journal
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because directory not found: Secondary Journal directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path specified as the
Secondary Journal
directory—now known as the
Duplicate Journal
directory—cannot be found.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Duplicate Journal
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of directory access permissions: Primary Journal directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when a check for Read/Write access permissions on the directory path specified as the
Primary Journal
directory—now known as the
Event Journal
directory—fails.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Event Journal
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Event Journal
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of directory access permissions: Secondary Journal directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when a check for Read/Write access permissions on the directory path specified as the
Secondary Journal
directory—now known as the
Duplicate Journal
directory—fails.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Duplicate Journal
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Duplicate Journal
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because directory not specified: Primary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the configured path for the
Primary Restart
directory—now known as the
Restart
directory—is a zero length string.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because directory not found: Primary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path specified as the
Primary Restart
directory—now known as the
Restart
directory—cannot be found.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of directory access permissions: Primary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when a check for Write access permission on the directory path specified as the
Primary Restart
directory—now known as the
Restart
directory—fails.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Restart
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Restart
path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of directory access permissions (possibly security related): Primary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when an attempt to create a test file in the
Primary Restart
directory—now known as the
Restart
directory—fails.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Restart
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because directory not found: Secondary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path specified as the
Secondary Restart
directory—now known as the
Duplicate Restart
directory—cannot be found.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Duplicate Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of directory access permissions: Secondary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when a check for Write access permission on the directory path specified as the
Secondary Restart
directory—now known as the
Duplicate Restart
directory—fails.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Duplicate Restart
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Duplicate Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of directory access permissions (possibly security related): Secondary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when an attempt to create a test file in the
Secondary Restart
directory—now known as the
Duplicate Restart
directory—fails.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Duplicate Restart
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Duplicate Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of nonstandard directory path format: Primary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path configured for the
Primary Restart
directory—now known as the
Restart
directory—uses a non-standard path format. This may be caused by the path using double backslash characters not at the beginning of the path (for example
C:\Dir1\\Dir2\\Dir3
).
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of incorrect directory path format: Primary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path configured for the
Primary Restart
directory—now known as the
Restart
directory—is not a valid path.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of nonstandard directory path format: Secondary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path configured for the
Secondary Restart
directory—now known as the
Duplicate Restart
directory—uses a non-standard path format. This may be caused by the path using double backslash characters not at the beginning of the path (for example
C:\Dir1\\Dir2\\Dir3
).
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Duplicate Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of incorrect directory path format: Secondary Restart directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the directory path configured for the
Secondary Restart
directory—now known as the
Duplicate Restart
directory—is not a valid path.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Duplicate Restart
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because directory not found: Error logging directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the configured
Error logging
directory cannot be found.
Make sure that the directory path specified is valid.
TIP: To configure the
Error logging
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because of directory access permissions: Error logging directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the Batch Server does not have write access permission to the configured
Error logging
directory.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Error logging
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Error logging
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because the
BATCHSVR.LOG
file could not be created or opened. Validate the configured Error logging path for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the batch server was unable to create the
BATCHSVR.LOG
file. (This error may not be possible due to earlier error checks.)
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Error logging
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Error logging
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start due to file access permission. Log file
BATCHSVR.LOG
or
VERIFY.LOG
in Error logging directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration does not have write access permission.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure message when the batch server does not have write access permission to the
BATCHSVR.LOG
or
VERIFY.LOG
file.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Error logging
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Error logging
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
Error: Unable to start because file creation denied. Unable to create or open log file
BATCHSVR.LOG
or
VERIFY.LOG
in Error logging directory configured for this computer in
FactoryTalk Directory
Batch Server '%s' configuration.
Possible causes and solutions
Possible cause
Solution
Generated startup failure because the batch server was unable to create or open the log file
BATCHSVR.LOG
or
VERIFY.LOG
.
Make sure that the
FactoryTalk Batch
Server user has permissions to the project folder where the
Error logging
directory path resides.
TIP: To configure the
Error logging
directory path, right-click an application or area name in
FactoryTalk® Administration Console
Explorer
and select
Properties
. In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, select the
Project Settings
tab.
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