Specifications

Configuration for Distributed Server Architecture
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Configuring the Remote Servers
You need to configure all remote servers that This Server will need to access. To
configure a remote server:
1 On the System Configuration Menu display, click Distributed Servers. The
Distributed Servers Configuration Summary opens.
2 Click an empty row in the server list. The Distributed Server Configuration
tab opens.
3 Enter the Network name of the server (see “Network Configuration
Requirements” on page 303). For a redundant server or redundant network
system, use the server base name.
For information about configuring the hosts files in a distributed server
system, see the Installation Guide.
The Alias and Abbreviation of the remote server are supplied
automatically. Any change to the network name on this tab is reflected in
the Alias and Abbreviation fields on the tab, until the broadcast alias and
abbreviation are received from the remote server.
4 Select the appropriate options to specify the server architecture. The options
are:
– Server connected via dual network.
– Server is a redundant pair.
5 Specify overload alarm settings for the data and notification connections.
6 Specify whether the network connection to the server supports multicast
traffic.
Distributed Server Alarm
Priorities
The priority and subpriority of alarms for the
functioning of Distributed Server itself. You can set
priorities for the following alarms:
• Primary Link Fail
• Backup Link Fail
• Notification Area Unavailable
• Notification Connection Fail
• Connection Overload
Property Description
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