MDM AUXILIARY SERVER SETTINGS

Each auxliliary server (MDIS, MDSS, and MDLS) has its own

configuration file which governs its behavior. See “MDIS Configuration”

on page 252 for more information about the MDIS configuration file and

“MDSS Configuration” on page 267 for more information about the

MDSS configuration file.

REPOSITORY PROPERTIES

These properties are specific to each MDM repository and will be the

same regardless of which MDM Server mounts and loads it and which

client accesses it (see “Modifying Repository Properties” on page 124).

DBMS SETTINGS

Unlike the Repository Properties, which are specific to a particular MDM

repository, these settings are relevant to a particular DBMS Server, and

are the same for any MDM Server that accesses it and for all

repositories mounted on it. In general these settings allow you to

configure parameters regarding the DBMS Server’s use of the file

system (see “DBMS Settings” on page 223).

Configuration Parameters

 

7BConfiguration Parameters

You can configure settings for MDM Console, MDM Servers, MDM

repositories, and the underlying DBMS server.

CONSOLE SETTINGS

These settings include those that define the graphic layout of your MDM

Console main window, which are stored in the Windows registry, and

the list of mounted MDM Servers, which are saved in an MDM Console

Settings (.mcs) file and can be loaded from the File menu or on startup

(see “MDM Console Settings File” on page 38).

MDM SERVER SETTINGS

These settings determine how the MDM Server behaves on the

machine on which it is installed, independent of the MDM Console on

which it is mounted and any DBMS Servers that hold the MDM

repository information. They will be the same for this MDM Server

regardless of which machine is running MDM Console and which

repository is mounted or loaded. The settings are stored in an operating

system independent file (rather than the Windows registry) named

mds.ini, stored in the directory where the MDM Server executable is

located. Following installation, and on an occasional basis, you may

need to edit this file (see “MDS Configuration on page 216”).

STATUS BAR

The status bar displays the number of objects displayed in the Objects pane.

TABLES AND FIELDS TAB

The Tables and Fields tab (tab in bottom-right pane; Roles table only)

contains a grid (Figure 5) with a hierarchy of tables and fields, and for

each one, the type of read-write access granted, and any additional

constraints.

 

Figure 5. Tables and Fields tab for the Roles table