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7.
On the host, the server initializes its environment. One of the first things it does
is open the log files. If it cannot open them, it prints a message on the console
and terminates.
Server debugging mode can
be enabled in the Debug
Controls dialog box.
These log files are used for keeping track of the server activities and, optionally,
recording additional events for debugging purposes.
If you are using a trial
version, the server name is
Qedit.Pubtri.Robelle thus the
log files will be in
Qlogtri.Robelle.
On MPE hosts, the log files are created in a group called Qlog which is in the
same account as the server program. For example, if the MPE Server Name in
the Configure Server Settings dialog box is Qedit.Pub.Robelle, the log files
will be in the group Qlog.Robelle. The log files are called Error, Access and
Trace.
8.
The server tries to open an outbound link on the port number specified in the -d
parameter, back to the originator’s IP address.
If the outbound link cannot be established, the server writes error messages to
the log files and terminates. Use NSCONTROL STATUS to ensure the RPM
and RPML services are running on the host. Because the outbound port number
is assigned on the PC and the number changes for every connection, you might
run into problems if you are using a firewall at your site. You might have to
reconfigure your firewall to allow the use of these ports. Unfortunately, there is
no easy way to determine in advance what these port numbers will be.
9.
If the link is established, the file is opened and data is transferred between the
server and the client.
Firewall Protocol on MPE Connections
The firewall protocol on HP e3000 hosts borrows traits from the RPM protocol and
the HP-UX server protocol. RPM is part of the MPE operating system and, as such,
is mostly transparent. If you use the firewall protocol, you have to manually run the
Qedit server in a special mode. It replaces part of the RPM process and takes care of
managing incoming connection requests.
In order to open a file on an HP e3000 host running with the firewall protocol, Qedit
for Windows must go through a number of steps.
1.
You have to start the Qedit main server process on the host. For detailed
installation instructions, refer to the Qedit for MPE User Manual.
Start the server program with the -d argument.
run qedit.pub.robelle;info="-d 7395"
Note that a space is required between the argument name, "-d" and the port
number, "7395". The number besides the argument is the port number where
incoming Qedit for Windows connection requests are sent to. The main server
process is listening for requests on that port.
Typically, this is done inside a job stream that runs continuously. You can find a
sample stream in Qserver.Qeditjob.Robelle on the host. If the job is
not running, new connections cannot be established.
2.
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The server then initializes its environment. One of the first things it does is open
the log files. If it cannot open them, it prints a message on the console and
terminates.
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