Launching the OpenSpirit Desktop

The following information describes the standard ways to start the OpenSpirit Desktop. Your company may provide custom menus or scripts for you to use to start the OpenSpirit desktop. Please consult with your local OpenSpirit system administrator about using any customized start procedures.

Many tools provided by the OpenSpirit Desktop make use of information that is stored in the OpenSpirit metadata repository. The OpenSpirit metadata repository is a database that is bundled with each OpenSpirit master installation. The metadata repository contains information such as OpenSpirit user preference settings, data source locations and connection information, OpenSpirit license path, etc. A primary function of the OpenSpirit shared services daemon is to provide OpenSpirit enabled applications and data connectors with access to the metadata repository. The OpenSpirit shared services must be running for applications and data connectors to be able to access the metadata repository.

OpenSpirit Desktop not runs if it is unable to communicate with the OpenSpirit shared services daemon. This can happen if the shared services daemon is not running, or if there is a network outage that prevents communicating with the computer used to run the shared services daemon. The following error dialog is displayed if the desktop cannot connect to the shared services daemon.

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Contact your local OpenSpirit administrator to resolve issues with the OpenSpirit shared services daemon if this window appears when starting the OpenSpirit Desktop.