server.config file

The following information lists the parameters that are set in the server.config file. These parameters include controller, logging, repository, and service.

Controller parameters

name
The Data Manager server name is the name of the host computer.
port
The port on which the server listens for requests. The default is 9549.
maxConnections
The maximum number of concurrent sockets that the server opens. The default is 500.
routerThreads
The number of threads that redirect incoming requests to the appropriate service provider. The default is 1.
serviceThreads
The number of threads to allocate for the internal service provider of the server. The default is 2.
agentErrorLimit
The number of consecutive attempts to reach an agent before the agent is displayed as DOWN. The default is 3. When an agent is in this state, no attempts to connect are made until either the agent contacts the server or the agent status is manually changed to UP.
adminGroup
The name of the group a user must be a member of to perform administrative functions from the GUI, the default isadm.
commEncrypted
The switch that secures communication between the Server or Agent and the Server/GUI by encrypting the DataStream.
  • 0 = Off. Do not encrypt the DataStream.
  • 1 = On. Encrypt the DataStream.
FileSystemScan NFSTimeout
Determines the numbers of seconds that a Storage Resource agent waits for a status system call on a Network File System (NFS) before it times out.
hostAlias
This parameter is displayed if the HOST_ALIAS is not specific and represents the name of the server. The value for this parameter is used when multiple computers have the same name or the name cannot be determined.

Logging parameters

logsKept
The number of server logs to keep. The default is 5.
messagesPerLog
The maximum number of messages in a log. When this number is reached the log is closed and a new log is created. The default is 100,000.

Repository parameters

driver
The name of the JDBC driver to use, normally:
  • Db2®: COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.app.DB2Driver
url
The URL used to connect to the database, normally:
  • Db2: jdbc:db2:database_name
user
The user name that IBM Spectrum Control uses to connect to the repository.
connectionPool
The number of database connections in a pool of reusable open connections. The default is 10.

Service parameters

name
Repeating section that indicates the service providers that are required to start.
The REQUIRED parameters are as follows:
  • TStorm.server.svp.GuiSvp
  • TStorm.server.svp.AgentSvp
  • scheduler.Scheduler