Defining a Server for Server-to-Server Communications

To define a server for server-to-server communication, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Servers must first be defined to each other to enable server-to-server communication. You can define servers to each other by issuing separate definitions for each server or by cross defining the servers in one operation using the Crossdefine parameter. Server-to-server communications provides for the following server functions: enterprise configuration, server-to-server event logging, command routing, and virtual volumes. See the Administrator's Guide for more information.

Server Name

Enter the name to be used for the server definition.

Description

Enter the server description. The maximum length of the command is 30 characters. This parameter is optional.

Server Password

Enter the password used to sign on to the target server.

Host Name or TCP/IP Address

Enter the host name or TCP/IP address (high level address) of the server for the TCP/IP communication method.

TCP/IP Port Number

Enter the TCP/IP port number (low-level address) of the server for the TCP/IP communication method.

URL

Enter the URL address for this ADSM server if you would like to link to it from the Network view. The URL address must be entered for the defined server to display in the Network view and for you to link to it. This parameter is optional.

Crossdefine

Select whether the server running this command will define itself to the server being specified on the Define Server operation. This parameter is optional.

Yes Specifies that the server running this operation defines itself to the server specified on the Define Server operation.
No Specifies that the server running this operation does not define itself to the server specified on the Define Server operation.

Node Name

Enter a 1-64 character node name to be used by the server to connect to the target server. This parameter is optional. If you specify the Node Name parameter, you must also specify the Password parameter. If you specify the Password parameter without specifying the Node Name parameter, the node name defaults to the server name specified with the Set Server Name operation.

Password

Enter the password used to identify this server to other servers.

Grace Deletion Period

Enter a number of days that an object remains on the target server after it has been marked for deletion.