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Changes That Dynamic Server AD/XP 8.21 Introduced
Parameters Added
Parameters Changed
Parameters Dropped
NODE
PHYSSLICE
ROOTSLICE
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The sqlhosts File or Registry Key
Dynamic Server with AD and XP Options 8.21 contains formatting changes
and new options in the sqlhosts file or registry key. The dbservername
format and the options within the options field are different from any prior
version.
The dbservername Identifier
Within the sqlhosts file or registry key for Dynamic Server with AD and XP
Options 8.21, the value of the dbservername field identifies each connection
coserver uniquely, in the following format:
dbservername.coserver-number
dbservername
The value that you specify in the DBSERVERNAME or
DBSERVERALIASES configuration parameter
coserver-number
The integer that you specify in each COSERVER configuration parameter
This form of the dbservername value is referred to as a coserver name.
Dynamic Server with AD and XP Options 8.21 uses the DBSERVERNAME (or
DBSERVERALIASES) and COSERVER values specified in the ONCONFIG
configuration file to generate the following coserver names automatically:
…
dbservername.1
dbservername.n
Migrating to Dynamic Server AD/XP 8.21 from a 7.2x Database Server 9-9