Server Configuration

This section describes all of the available Fileshare Server configuration options. The /s option that defines the server-name is compulsory. All other options are optional or have default values that are specified below.

Note:

UNIX: Filenames are shown using the Windows naming convention. On UNIX, use the UNIX file-naming conventions.

Server Configuration Options	Specifying
/s `server-name`	The name that the Fileshare Server registers on the network. This must be a character string up to 16 characters in length, depending on the CCI protocol that you are using. The name specified must be unique. If a Fileshare Server with the same name is already registered on the network, an error is returned.
/d `database-reference-file`	The name of the database reference file that the Fileshare Server is to use. The database reference file is used to determine which additional Fileshare features you want to use. See the section Database Reference File Maintenance in the chapter Database Integrity.
/t `timeout-period`	Setting the record lock timeout period after which the Fileshare Server releases all record locks held by a Fileshare Client and rolls back any outstanding transactions. The timeout period is specified in seconds. The default value is 60 seconds. Specifying a value of zero disables the timeout and record locks are only released under the control of your application program. Valid values are 0 thru 99999. The timeout only occurs if one Fileshare Client requests a record currently locked by another Fileshare Client. See the section Automatic Record Lock Timeout in the chapter Database Integrity .
/m `record-size`	The maximum record size that can be processed by the Fileshare Server. Setting a value lower than the default value reduces the amount of memory that the Fileshare Server needs to run. The record size is specified in kilobytes. Valid values are 16 thru 64. If you specify a value less than 16, the Fileshare Server uses a buffer size of 16K. If you specify a value greater than 64, the Fileshare Server uses a buffer size of 64K.
/cm `cci-protocol`	The CCI protocols that the Fileshare Server can use. Repeat this option for every communications protocol that you want to use to contact this Fileshare Server. Valid values for `cci-protocol` are: ccinetb ccitcp cciipx
/pf `password-file`	The name of the password file that the Fileshare Server uses. See the chapter Security for details.
/tr f	Activating the Fileshare Server trace option on start-up. Trace messages are written to the screen and to a file called fsscreen.lst in the Fileshare Server's current directory. This option seriously impacts the Fileshare Server's performance, so you should only use it for problem investigation. See the section Monitoring Fileshare in the chapter Advanced Operation.
/sc	Use this to get the best performance. Switching Fileshare into synchronous communications mode. This means that when there is nothing for Fileshare to process, it goes into a wait state until interrupted by a message from the communications layer. You need to use a password file, and provide a password for fsview so that you can shut down Fileshare remotely. You can shut it down from the screen, but you might need to wait up to two minutes before it responds to the screen action.
	You must specify this if the Fileshare Server is to run as a background process. You can use it only on the command line. See the chapter Fileshare on UNIX for more details.