Setting Up Communications Across a Network

This chapter provides information about how to set up communications across the network. Adaptive Server uses a configuration file called the "interfaces" file to provide the information Adaptive Server needs to allow servers and clients to communicate. On UNIX platforms the interfaces file is named interfaces. This chapter describes the interfaces file and provides specific configuration information for each supported UNIX platform.

Adaptive Servers and clients use different interfaces files. Interfaces files contain entries for all Adaptive Servers, backup servers, and other server products on the network.

Table 4-1 shows where to find more information on server and client interfaces file tasks and topics.

Where to find interfaces file tasks and topics
Type of interfaces file	Task or topic	See
UNIX server or client	Adding entries for multiple Adaptive Server installations	Chapter 5, "Customizing Localization for Adaptive Server"
	Creating a master interfaces file for multiple installations	"Creating one interfaces file for multiple installations"
	Configuring for multiple networks	"Configuring interfaces files for multiple networks"
	Reference information	"Understanding the format of the interfaces file"
PC-client	Configuring a client	Installing Adaptive Server and OmniConnect on UNIX Platforms
	Reference information and instructions for advanced tasks	Open Client Supplement for your PC client platform, or the appropriate Open Client documentation
Client platforms not listed	Configuring, reference information, and instructions for advanced tasks	Open Client Supplement for your PC client platform, or the appropriate Open Client documentation

What is an interfaces file?

Creating an interfaces file

Contents of an interfaces file

How Adaptive Server uses an interfaces file

How a client uses an interfaces file

Heterogeneous and homogeneous environments

Understanding the format of the interfaces file

Components of an interfaces file entry

Format by platform

Creating interfaces files for SPX

Interfaces file example

Utilities for editing the interfaces file

Creating one interfaces file for multiple installations

Using dsedit or dscp to create a master interfaces file

Using a text editor to create a master interfaces file

Configuring interfaces files for multiple networks

Configuring the server for multiple network handlers

Configuring the client connections

Configuring for query port backup

Troubleshooting

Server fails to start

Error when executing an ESP


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