ETL+ Installation Troubleshooting | DataSelf Knowledge Base

ETL+ not starting or crashing.

ETL+ is not starting or is crashing on your computer:

Try these techniques in this order until the problem is resolved.

Minimum System Requirements. Verify that your system meets the minimum system requirements:
- See DataSelf ETL+ Desktop Minimum System Requirements
Run as Admin. Right-click ETL+ on Windows Explorer → Run as Admin. This might be needed when running ETL+ from Windows-protected folders.
Remove hidden files in hidden folders.
1. All DataSelf forders under: C:\ProgramData
2. All DataSelf folders under: C:\Users\<YourWinUserName>\AppData\Local
DataSelfWindowsService: If you need to remove/delete the DataSelfWindowsService manually:
1. Run the Windows Command Line app with Admin rights, and run the following commands; run the commands for all DataSelf services (such as DsAgent, DataSelfAgentService, etc). You might need to view all options available in Task Manager - Services tab:

sc stop DataSelfWindowsService
sc delete DataSelfWindowsService

c. Then delete the DataSelf ETL Plus apps.

Change the options on the Metadata Server page if needed.
1. Run ETL+ with the with with the -md parameter
  Example "C:\Program Files\DataSelf ETL Plus\DataSelf ETL Plus.exe" "-md"
2. Enter the appropriate configuration values (see table below) on the Metadata Server page.
3. Click Save.
Antivirus. Check if your antivirus software (antivirus and firewall) is blocking ETL+ from running.
Firewall. Check if your firewall is blocking ETL+ outbound connections.

In most cases the values for the metadata server should be:

Exceptions: ETL+ applications run on DataSelf cloud server dw8

.NET Repair. Check that your .NET is not corrupted (search on the internet for .NET Repair Tool specifically for your operating system).

Keywords:
Microsoft .NET Framework
Unhandled exception
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: InvalidArgument

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