Setup & Administration
Troubleshooting
StarfishETL Errors StarfishETL Engine installation fails with message “Installation was interrupted”: On some versions of Windows, in addition to IIS needing to be installed – “IIS 6 Management Compatibility” will also need to be installed. This is ...
Editing XML
Your entire mapping file is stored as encrypted XML in the .spd file. You can review and edit this XML directly by clicking on the Edit XML button on the General tab. In here you can edit, remove, copy jobs, stages, etc. If you decide to copy a job, ...
Starfish ETL Monitor
Installation Beginning with Starfish ETL 3.8, the StarfishETL Monitor service is included and created when you install the StarfishETL Scheduler. The Monitor service's Startup Type is set to 'Manual' by default. If you wish to use this service, you ...
IIS Application Pool Settings
Application Pool Recycling After installing StarfishETL, an application pool is created in IIS that will, by default, be set to recycle every 2740 minutes. This may have an impact on scheduled jobs since the Application Pool may recycle while it is ...
System Backup Wizard
The StarfishETL System Backup Wizard will walk you through a series of steps to create a complete backup framework for any system. The System Backup Wizard does not actually back up any data during this process, it only creates the tables and jobs to ...
Locate your Web Service URL
The StarfishETL Web Service URL is typically http://localhost/StarfishEngine/StarfishService.asmx If that doesn't work you can find it manually in the IIS Manager (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services Manager). Browse ...
License Key
To run a job using StarfishETL, you must supply your license key. To use the software in trial mode requires a trial license. If you do not have a license key, please contact StarfishETL to obtain one. To apply your key, from the General tab, click ...
Engine Web.Config Settings
This file is generally located at: ..\inetpub\wwwroot\StarfishEngine\ Setting Default Description LogPath C:\Inetpub\WWWRoot\StarfishEngine\ Path to save log files in when LogToFile is enabled. LogToFile False Boolean, Default False. If enabled, a ...