Changing data server connection parameters

To view and modify the connection parameters to a remote data server, use the DBRemoteConnectionParameters command. To view and modify the connection parameters to a data server that runs on the local computer, use the DataServerParameters command.

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Data server connection parameters, which are supplied when the product is installed, are stored in the registry on Windows, and in a special file on AIX®, Linux, and Solaris.

Viewing remote data server connection parameters

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You can view the current data server connection parameters before you change them. The output displays the connection name, the host name of the computer where the data server resides, and the data server port number.

Windows: To view the connection parameters on Windows, run the following case-sensitive command from the Classification_Home\Bin directory in a command window:
DBRemoteConnectionParameters.bat -View
AIX, Linux, and Solaris: To view the connection parameters on AIX, Linux, and Solaris, run the following shell script from the Classification_Home/Bin directory:
./DBRemoteConnectionParameters.sh -View

Setting remote data server connection parameters

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To change the connection parameters, run the DBRemoteConnectionParameters command with the -Register option and parameters that the system needs to connect to the data server:

connection_name: Specifies a pointer to the registry folder where data server connection information resides.
data_server_name: Specifies the host name of the computer where the data server is installed.
data_server_port: Specifies the port number of the data server.

If you change the data server connection parameters, your must restart the server component for your changes to take effect.

Windows: To change the connection parameters on Windows, run the following case-sensitive command from the Classification_Home\Bin directory in a command window:
DBRemoteConnectionParameters.bat -Register connection_name data_server_name data_server_port
AIX, Linux, and Solaris: To change the connection parameters on AIX, Linux, and Solaris, run the following shell script from the Classification_Home/Bin directory:
./DBRemoteConnectionParameters.sh -Register connection_name data_server_name data_server_port