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c. Add the monitor server’s device number to the servers line in the host definition for
the iNEWS Server that will run the monitor server program. For instance:
servers 261 263 265 267
The device number 267 is added to the servers line in this example.
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Divide your server programs evenly among your iNEWS Servers to distribute the load they
put on your system. For instance, put odd numbered programs on server A and even
numbered ones on server B. Additionally, ensure that you also add the configuration line for
the monitor server to alternate host definitions for your iNEWS Servers. This ensures it can
run on the surviving computer should one of your iNEWS Servers stop functioning.
Do not confuse the configuration line, which starts with server, and the servers line
mentioned in 3c on page 249, which lists device numbers.
d. Add a configuration line for the monitor server in the host definition belonging to
the iNEWS Server that will run the server program. This line begins with the word
server and contains the mailbox number assigned to the monitor server.
The format for server programs’ configuration lines are:
server <device#> <type> <mailbox> <device name>
Comments appearing after the semicolons (;) are optional.
The following are sample configuration lines for monitor server programs:
Parameter Description
device #
The device number assigned to the server program. This 3-digit
number must also be listed in the servers line in a host definition.
type
The type of server program is monitor.
mailbox
The mailbox the server program uses. Valid standard mailbox
numbers are 1 through 4096. This number typically matches the
server program’s device number.
device name
Monitor servers do not use a device name; enter a hyphen (-).
server 264 monitor 264 - ;monitor server
server 265 monitor 265 - ;monitor server
server 266 monitor 266 - ;monitor server
server 267 monitor 267 - ;monitor server