General Tab

Use the General tab to name the Server and provide paths to required directories.

Optim Server

The name (1 to 15 characters) of the Server. If you do not provide a name, the computer name is the default.

Note: The Server name must be added to the Product Configuration File for your site.

Temporary Work Directory

The complete path to the default directory in which you want the Server to store internal work files and trace files. To select from system directories, click the browse button. This directory must be unique to the Server and different from the Temporary Work Directory specified in Personal Options.

Data Directory

The complete path to the default directory in which you want the Server to store process files for which an explicit directory path is not provided. To select from your system directories, click the browse button. This directory must be unique to the Server and different from the Data Directory specified in Personal Options.

Create a subdirectory within the Data Directory for clients

Select Create a subdirectory within the Data Directory for clients to automatically create a subdirectory in the Server data directory, when each workstation first connects to the Server. The new subdirectory becomes the default data directory for the workstation. The name of the new subdirectory is determined by the Windows Logon name from the workstation.

For example, if this option is selected and the data directory is D:\DATA when user “JOHN” connects to the Server, the subdirectory D:\DATA\JOHN becomes the default data directory for JOHN.

Maximum Processes

Use Maximum Processes to limit the number of simultaneous processes that can run on the Server. Specify the limit according to the capacity of the Server machine (CPU, disk space, network access speed, memory, etc.). Valid values are from 10 to 48. The default value is 48. When the server reaches the maximum, an error message (Server too Busy) is displayed.

Typically, one validation process, called a Mirror, is created each time a Request Editor that requires the Server is opened. When the request is run, a Mirror and the request process simultaneously. Therefore, two processes run for each request. (For example, if a workstation delegates two requests to the Server simultaneously, four processes are used.)

Days to keep Trace files

The number of days (2 to 30) to retain trace files in the temporary work directory. The default value is 5.

Trace files are useful for tracking the processing performed using Optim™. Trace file names are prefixed with PR0, followed by letters indicating the trace file type, ended with a numeric extension (for example, PR0TOOL.123). The extension on the name of the trace file distinguishes one trace file of that type from another. Trace files are sequentially numbered .001 through .999, followed by .A00 through .Z99, as necessary. If more than 3,599 trace files of a single type are created and stored within the specified number of days, file names are reused, beginning with the first.



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