Progress
Installation and Configuration Guide
Version 9
for Windows


Using Network Startup Parameters

To connect network clients, servers, and application servers, you might have to use a variety of startup parameters to establish and manage network communications among them. The requirements and use of these parameters vary on different operating systems and network environments.

Client Network Parameters

Table 8–3 lists the parameters you use to supply Progress clients with necessary network information.

Table 8–3: Client Network Parameters 
Parameter
Syntax
Host Name1
-H
Message Buffer Size
-Mm
Network Type
-N
Network Version
-Nv
Service Name
-S
  1. For the TCP network type, this required parameter specifies the machine name (address) where the server runs.

Server Network Parameters

Table 8–4 lists the parameters you use to supply Progress brokers and servers with necessary network information. In a Progress AppServer configuration, use the same parameters to pass information to application brokers and application servers.

Table 8–4: Server Network Parameters 
Parameter
Syntax
Host Name
-H
Manual Server
-m2
Secondary Login Broker
-m3
Maximum Clients per Server
-Ma
Minimum Clients per Server
-Mi
Maximum Dynamic Server
-maxport
Minimum Dynamic Server
-minport
Message Buffer Size
-Mm
AppServer Maximum Maintained Prestart Counter
-Mms
Maximum Servers
-Mn
Maximum Servers per Protocol
-Mp
Maximum Servers per Broker
-Mpb
AppServer Maximum Prestart Counter
-Ms
Network Type
-N
Service Name
-S

For more information on the syntax and values for each parameter, see the Progress DataServer Guides ( Progress DataServer for ODBC Guide , Progress DataServer for ORACLE Guide , and Progress/400 Product Guide ) and the Progress Client Deployment Guide .


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