Configuration overview

This topic lists the steps required to configure and start xfServerPlus. For an overview of the entire process of developing a distributed application, see the topic for your client:

• Getting started with xfNetLink Synergy
• Getting started with xfNetLink Java
• Getting started with xfNetLink .NET

1.

Create a user account on the xfServerPlus machine to run xfServerPlus sessions. On OpenVMS, you must specify this account during installation. On Windows and Unix, you can create the account after installation. For details on creating an account, see one of the following:

• Running xfServerPlus on Windows
• Running xfServerPlus on Unix
• Running xfServerPlus on OpenVMS

2.

Install xfServerPlus on your Synergy server machine. You must have at least one xfServerPlus license for each machine you want to use a server. The xfServerPlus installation includes the Method Definition Utility and the Synergy Method Catalog files.

3.

Add the necessary settings to the xfpl.ini file:

• Set logging options for the xfServerPlus log. You can set options to turn logging on and off, specify the name of the log file, specify single or multiple log files, and determine the type of information that is logged. See Setting options for the xfServerPlus log.
• If you use logicals in the SMC to point to the directories that your ELBs or shared images reside in, define those logicals in the xfpl.ini file (Windows and Unix) or DBLDIR:SERVER_INIT.COM (OpenVMS). See Defining logicals.
• If you need to specify a base channel number for xfServerPlus to use when opening files, set XFPL_BASECHAN to the desired value. See Specifying a base channel number.
• If you plan to use data compression, set XFPL_COMPRESS to ON. See Configuring compression.

4.

If you choose to put the xfpl.ini file somewhere other than DBLDIR, set the XFPL_INIPATH environment variable. See Setting the XFPL_INIPATH environment variable.

5.

If you choose to put your Synergy Method Catalog somewhere other than DBLDIR, set the XFPL_SMCPATH environment variable so that xfServerPlus can find it. See Setting the XFPL_SMCPATH environment variable for xfServerPlus.

6.

Start xfServerPlus. See one of the following:

• For Windows, Starting xfServerPlus from the Synergy Configuration Program or Starting xfServerPlus from the command line
• For Unix, Starting xfServerPlus with a password or Starting xfServerPlus without a password
• For OpenVMS, Starting xfServerPlus