Manage network objects

In the Administration Console, you can assign a network object to a network node.

Assign a network object

The name network object is taken as being the TCP/IP port number of the Dimensions CM listener on a node. It is used to communicate between nodes in the network. For TCP/IP, this is a socket listed in the services file or its equivalent.

To assign a network object:

  1. In the Administration Console, go to Distributed Development > Network administration > Network nodes.

  2. In the navigation pane, select the node to which you want to assign the network object.

  3. In the Network Object section, click the New object button.

  4. In the Assign Node Object dialog box, enter the following details:

    Field Description
    Network Object Name

    Select the network object name from the list, or enter a name to define a new object, up to 20 characters long.

    The existing name is the  entry in the listener.dat file located in the server's dfs subdirectory.
    Description (Optional) Add a description of the network object. Use up to 240 characters.
    Process (Optional) Add the network object process name. Use up to 10 characters.
    Protocol Select the appropriate network protocol, either SDP for the standard network protocol or SSLSDP if a Secure Sockets Layers network protocol is being used.

  5. Click OK to assign the network object to the node.

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Edit or unassign a network object

After assigning a network object, you can modify it or unassign it from the node if necessary.

To edit or unassign a network object:

  1. In the Administration Console, go to Distributed Development > Network administration > Network nodes.

  2. In the navigation pane, select the node to which the network object is assigned.

  3. In the Network Object section, select the network object.

  4. To edit the network object, click the Edit button, and modify the details in the Edit Node Object dialog box:

    Field Description
    Description (Optional) Update a description of the network object.
    Process (Optional) Update the network object process name.
    Protocol Select the network protocol, either SDP for the standard network protocol or SSLSDP if an SSL network protocol is being used.

  5. To cancel the assignment of the network object from the node, click the Deassign button and confirm.

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