Enabling the VEA and GridNode to interact with the desktop

The following describes how to enable the VEA service and the GridNode service with the desktop.

To enable the VEA service and the GridNode service to interact with the desktop

  1. Stop the following services in the order shown below before configuring a new rule:

    • Action Agent

    • Storage Agent

    • Veritas Enterprise Administrator

    • GridNode

  2. Right-click the Veritas Enterprise Administrator service. Select Properties, click Allow service to interact with desktop under the Log On tab, and click OK.
  3. Right-click the GridNode service. Select Properties, click Allow service to interact with desktop under the Log On tab, and click OK.
  4. Start the following services in the order shown below after configuring a new rule:

    • GridNode

    • Veritas Enterprise Administrator

    • Storage Agent

    • Action Agent