Server List View column definitions

The Server List View columns are defined in the following list.

Field
Definition
Server Alias

The name that identifies a server in the IBM® Sterling Control Center Monitor window, up to 25 characters. Typically, the name value is the Sterling Connect:Enterprise®, Sterling Connect:Direct®, Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Connect:Express, or File Transfer Protocol server name.

Node Name
The name of the monitored server that is defined when the server is installed.
Server Type

Server type: Sterling Connect:Enterprise, Sterling Connect:Direct, Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Connect:Express File Transfer Protocol.

Host Address

The API address used to establish a session with the Sterling Connect:Direct, Sterling Connect:Enterprise, Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX, or Sterling Connect:Express for Microsoft Windows server.

Host Port

The API port used to establish a session with the Sterling Connect:Direct, Sterling Connect:Enterprise for UNIX, Sterling Connect:Express for Microsoft Windows, Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX, or FTP server.

Secure + Enabled

Whether Sterling Connect:Direct Secure Plus is enabled on this server.

Values=Yes, No, or Unknown.

FASP Supported
Whether the Sterling Connect:Direct server supports transfers using the FASP protocol (Y/N).
Monitored

Business processes are being monitored by IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor (Y/N).

Managed

Server is managed by IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor (Y/N). (Sterling Connect:Direct.)

Monitor Rest Time
The amount of time IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor waits until it begins polling the server to check status and collect statistics. The following are the ranges of values:
  • Sterling Connect:Direct - 5-86400 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
  • Sterling Connect:Direct for i5/OS - 1-86400 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
  • Sterling B2B Integrator - 5-86400 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
  • Sterling Connect:Enterprise for UNIX - 1-1440 minutes. The default is 1 minute.
  • Sterling Connect:Express for Microsoft Windows and Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX - 1-86400 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
  • Sterling Secure Proxy - 1-86400 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
  • MQ MFT - 1-86400 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
  • FTP servers - 1-86400 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
Setting a lower rest time updates the display of status more frequently but might affect performance.
Protocol

The web protocol (HTTP or HTTPS) for Sterling B2B Integrator.

TCP/IP, SSL, or TLS for Sterling Connect:Direct.

Connection Timeout

The amount of time the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor engine waits for a response from a server it has attempted to contact.

Server Time Zone ID

The time zone where the managed server is located. This field is used when the server date/time settings are wrong, or a region’s changeover to daylight saving time differs from the national norm. This field also shows the difference between the time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Ignore Server Time Zone ID

Ignore the time zone provided by the server.

Operating System

The server operating system.

Server Version

Version of server installed.

SNMP Listener Address

If your IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor engine has a dual-homed IP stack (multiple adapters), specify the IP address to which to bind. Otherwise, IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor binds to any available address.

SNMP Listener Port

The one- to five-digit port number on which IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor is to listen to receive traps from the server.

Heartbeat Interval

For Sterling Connect:Enterprise for z/OS® and Sterling Connect:Express for z/OS, the amount of time IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor waits for an SNMP trap.

SERVER_DATA_1-10

Server Metadata 1-10. The server metadata fields are user-definable fields for writing metadata rules and actions, and for reporting purposes.

Web Service Port

The port for the Sterling B2B Integrator web service.

Dashboard Port

The port for accessing the Sterling B2B Integrator dashboard.