Searching for Servers in IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services

Instead of entering a server connection manually, you can select a server or server cluster available on the network through the Coordinator of Processes, available in IBM® SPSS® Collaboration and Deployment Services. A server cluster is a group of servers from which the Coordinator of Processes determines the server best suited to respond to a processing request.

Although you can manually add servers in the Server Login dialog box, searching for available servers lets you connect to servers without requiring that you know the correct server name and port number. This information is automatically provided. However, you still need the correct logon information, such as username, domain, and password.

Note: If you do not have access to the Coordinator of Processes capability, you can still manually enter the server name to which you want to connect or select a name that you have previously defined. See the topic Adding and Editing the IBM SPSS Modeler Server Connection for more information.

To search for servers and clusters

1. On the Tools menu, click Server Login. The Server Login dialog box opens.
2. In this dialog box, click Search to open the Search for Servers dialog box. If you are not logged on to IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services when you attempt to browse the Coordinator of Processes, you will be prompted to do so.
3. Select the server or server cluster from the list.
4. Click OK to close the dialog box and add this connection to the table in the Server Login dialog box.