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or FDDI type interfaces will provide improved network bandwidth and reduce
the impact of the performance pinch point.
If the Homebase server is to store UNIX profiles for recovery purposes the
performance of the network adapters will be critical to the performance of the
recovery process. During UNIX recoveries the Homebase server’s software
repository is interrogated for software packages that are required to being the
UNIX server up to the required maintenance level.
The application of identified packages is constrained by the speed at which the
packages can be streamed between the Homebase server and the Homebase
recovery tool.
It is therefore recommended that the network adapters on each end of the
network connection be off highest specification practical and that they are
enabled to operate in Full Duplex mode.
3.7 Configuring the Homebase Server
The configuration of a Homebase server is described in detail in the Homebase
User Guide, and it is not the responsibility of this document to repeat the
information provided.
There are certainly critical steps that the reader’s attention is drawn to:
[1] Always uuninstall old Homebase 1st before installing new one and ensure
the upgrade procedures provided in the Homebase User Guide is followed.
[2] Don't forget to stop and start the Homebase service in order for
configuration changes to take effect.
[3] In some earlier version of Homebase (pre version 5.4) it is necessary to
configure the FTP and SMTP interfaces – even if those interfaces are setup as
inactive.
3.8 Configuring the Homebase Server communication interface
As indicated earlier the Homebase server provides several protocols for
enabling the uploading of the profiles produced by the Homebase agents.
The primary protocol is a FTP variant.
When configuring the FTP service within Homebase a range of ports is required
to be specified. These ports are used by the FTP protocol when it switches into
passive mode working. Passive mode working means that the Homebase server
never initiates a connection with the Homebase agent; rather it is the agent that
always initiates all communications.
A port, from the range of ports specified, is used by the Homebase server to
reply to a request from the Homebase agent. The request response instructs
the Homebase agent as to which port the profile should be streamed to for the
Homebase server to receive it successfully.
The port range specified should not conflict with any other services executing
on the physical Homebase server.
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