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Acceptable response time

All information

Authenticated client sessions

Client program timeout

Defaults

Enabled

Entries displayed

Errors and warnings

Errors only

Generate UDP search requests

Journal

Keep-alive interval

Maximum file size

Maximum object count

Process user ID

Repository Location

Restore on Startup

Restricted

Save Legacy Micro Focus Servers

Server Monitor

Web browser timeout

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Use this page to change configuration settings for the Directory Server.

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Repository Location

Specify the path of the directory that contains the repository. If you change the value of this path, the Directory Server will attempt to move the repository to the new location. If successful, the old repository will be deleted.

Warning: If you change the path and the move is successful, any existing repository at the new location will be overwritten.

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Server Monitor

The server monitor checks whether all enterprise servers registered with the Directory Server and not marked "Stopped" or "Disabled" are responding to potential client requests. If they are, their status is marked as "Started", otherwise, if they are currently marked as "Started" and they are not responding, they are marked as "Not Responding".

Having the server monitor on ensures that Current Status for a server is up to date, even if the server itself cannot contact the Directory Server for some reason, for example, a network connection or machine failure.

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Enabled

Check Enabled to start the server monitor. Uncheck it to stop the server monitor at the next keep-alive interval timeout.

The default is Enabled.

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Keep-alive interval

Specify the interval (in seconds) that the server monitor is to wait between each cycle of server interrogations. Since each cycle of interrogations takes a finite amount of time, depending on how many servers are registered and how responsive they and the network are, the actual time taken between checks is longer than this interval.

The default value is 60 seconds.

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Acceptable response time

Specify the interval (in seconds) that the server monitor is to wait for a response after sending a keep-alive request to a server before assuming it is not responding. If you know that the network is normally quiet or busy, you can adjust this time accordingly.

The default value is 5 seconds.

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Generate UDP search requests

When a CCI client request cannot be satisfied by this Directory Server it can forward the request to any other compatible naming services on the local network by issuing the request using a UDP broadcast. You might want to minimize broadcast traffic or force clients to search for locally registered servers by disabling this feature.

The default is enabled.

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Restore on Startup

Check this if you want servers that were previously started when the Directory Server closed down to be restarted when the Directory Server is started

The default is "Disabled".

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Save Legacy Micro Focus Servers

Check this if you want legacy Micro Focus servers to be included when you save the Directory Server repository. Legacy Micro Focus servers are CCI servers.

The default is "Disabled".

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Restricted

Check this if you want the Directory Server to run in restricted mode. In this mode all users have to log on in order to use the Directory Server.

Warning: Whenever you alter this setting, you will be asked to provide your User ID and password. If you change the setting from unrestricted to restricted, this has the affect of logging you on.

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Authenticated client sessions

There are two main methods that a remote user can use to connect to the Directory Server:

If Directory Server is running in Restricted mode, Web browser clients have to authenticate themselves to the Directory Server, carry out any operations, and then log off. (Program clients always run in Restricted mode.) During the time period between the authentication and removal the client is entered into the authenticated client list maintained internally by the Directory Server process. To stop the list from accidentally growing too large (not all users or applications log off correctly after they have been authenticated) and also to maintain security, the Directory Server removes both Web browser and program client sessions after a configurable timeout period.

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Web browser timeout

Specify the maximum interval in seconds since the last activity of a Web browser client, for example, a browser refresh, before it is automatically logged off.

The minimum value is 60 seconds (1 minute). A value of -1 indicates an infinite timeout period. We recommend you use this value sparingly and always reset to a finite period as soon as possible. This is because if the Directory Server is running with an infinite Web client timeout, there is more likelihood that an unauthorised user might gain access to the system using an unattended machine; also the Directory Server will tend to become overloaded with clients who have not logged off.

The default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

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Client program timeout

Specify the maximum interval in seconds since the last activity of a program client before it is automatically unbound.

The minimum value is 60 seconds (1 minute). A value of -1 indicates an infinite timeout period.

The default value is 6000 seconds (1 hour).

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Journal

The journal is a file that records some of the Web browser client and program client activity occurring on the Directory Server. It can track usage and help with support issues.

The level of journaling in force affects performance; the more entries written, the more performance is degraded. The scale of the degradation depends on many factors such as file system performance and client traffic; a system with a large number of highly active program clients suffers the most.

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Maximum file size

Specify the maximum file size in kilobytes (KB) of the journal file. Once the journal file grows to this size, the most recent journal entries overwrite the oldest journal entries.

The minimum is 32 KB. The default value is 256 KB.

Warning: Changing the size of the journal erases any previous journal entries.

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Entries displayed

Specify the number of journal entries that will be displayed on the page at a single time.

The minimum is 5 entries. The default value is 23 entries.

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Errors only

Check this if you want journal entries to be written for errors only.

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Errors and warnings

Check this if you want journal entries to be written for errors and warnings only.

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All information

Check this if you want journal entries to be written for all events.

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Maximum object count

Specify the maximum number of objects that the repository can hold.

The minimum is 64 objects. The maximum is 9999 objects. The default value is 128 objects.

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Process user ID

UNIX only. Specify a user ID to be attached to all processes started from the Directory Server, for example, enterprise servers. If you do not specify a user ID, all processes run as user root, which can create problems with security and access to files. You can specify either a numeric user ID or a username.

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Defaults

Click this to restore the default configuration settings for the Directory Server except for the process user ID (UNIX only) and the repository location settings, which are not affected.

Notes:

  • If the current number of objects exceeds the default object count, the default is not restored.
  • Restoring the default maximum file size of the journal has the effect of erasing the journal, unless the maximum size is already set to the default.

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