Running DataSynapse GridServer® Director as Windows NT Service with the Adapter

Last published : Jul 27, 2026
To start DataSynapse GridServer® Director as Windows NT service with the adapter and to use AWS_AUTH_PROFILE property in cloudprovider.properties file, perform the following steps so that the adapter can run smoothly over DataSynapse GridServer® Director:
Prerequisites
Note:
  • If you are using custom DS_DATA_DIR, then for applying the DataSynapse GridServer® adapter as WIN NT service, you must set DS_DATA_DIR on environment variable.
  • Ensure that you have installed DataSynapse HPCCA as described at Installing the Adapter.
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Procedure
  1. Stop the Windows NT service for DataSynapse GridServer®.
    ..\datasynapse\manager\service.bat stop
  2. Create an environment variable on the system. Syntax: AWS_CREDENTIAL_PROFILES_FILE= PATH_TO_AWS_CREDENTIAL_FILE
    Example: AWS_CREDENTIAL_PROFILES_FILE= C:\Users\Administrator\.aws\credentials
  3. Start the DataSynapse GridServer® NT service.
    For more information regarding Director run as Windows NT Service, refer to "Installing DataSynapse GridServer" section in the TIBCO DataSynapse GridServer® Installation Guide.
Note: Make sure that you have all necessary permissions for AWS files like config, credentials, and the folder permissions, which contains AWS files.
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