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title: "Configure MSDTC On The Stand-Alone Server"
slug: "configure-msdtc-on-the-stand-alone-server"
updated: 2023-06-15T03:31:41Z
published: 2023-06-15T03:31:41Z
canonical: "docs.biztalk360.com/configure-msdtc-on-the-stand-alone-server"
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# Configure MSDTC On The Stand-Alone Server

Configuring MSDTC is key in multi server BizTalk Server environment configuration. Typically, below procedure should be followed in all BizTalk servers in a multi server environment. When you are installing BizTalk360 on a stand-alone (separate) server, you need to follow the exact procedures, since the underlying admin API's will rely on MSDTC.

To enable MSDTC on Windows Server 2008 and above:

1. Click **Start**, click Run, type **dcomcnfg** and then click **OK** to open **Component Services**
2. In the console tree, click to expand **Component Services**, click to expand **Computers**, click to expand **My Computer**, and click to expand **Distributed Transaction Coordinator**
3. Right click **Local DTC**, and click **Properties** to display the **Local DTC Properties** dialog box
4. Click the **Security** tab
5. In the **Security Settings** section, click **Network DTC Access**
6. In the **Client and Administration** section, select **Allow Remote Clients** and **Allow Remote Administration**
7. In the **Transaction Manager Communication** section, select **Allow Inbound** and **Allow Outbound**
8. In the **Transaction Manager Communication** section, select either:
    1.  **Mutual Authentication Required** - if all remote machines are running Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows XP SP2 or higher
    2.  **Incoming Caller Authentication Required** - if running MSDTC in a cluster
    3.  **No Authentication Required** - if some of the remote machines are pre-Windows Server 2003 SP1 or pre-Windows XP SP2. 
    No Authentication Required is the recommended selection
9. Select **Enable XA Transactions**, and then click **OK**

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@(Info)(Info)(If the MSDTC is configured correctly but you still face issues, there is a chance that the firewall is blocking the transactions. You can try using the DTC Tester tool: [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/application-management/ms-dtc-connectivity-issues](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/application-management/ms-dtc-connectivity-issues) and DTCPing Tool [https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=2868](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=2868))