Configuration Considerations

If SMH is already installed in your enterprise, it should not be installed again. Only one SMH is required to manage all Software AG products that require it.

If SMH is not installed in your enterprise, you must install it when you install Entire Net-Work. Read Installing Management Components for more information.

Although you are able to install management components on the same machines as Entire Net-Work clients, Software AG does not recommend it. There are two reasons for this recommendation:

• Your system performance could be impacted.

• In Windows environments, problems will arise if the Entire Net-Work client service is started before the Directory Server service. The Directory Server service must be started before any Entire Net-Work service. We recommend, therefore, that the Directory Server be installed on a stable machine, separate from Entire Net-Work clients, that is not frequently rebooted.

If a Directory Server is already installed in your enterprise, you do not need to install another, although you may if you wish. Read Installing Management Components for information on the pros and cons of installing more than one Directory Server.

Note:
We recommend that you use only one Directory Server for all Software AG products that require it.

If a Directory Server is not installed in your enterprise, you must install one when you install Entire Net-Work. Read Installing Management Components for more information.

You can create multiple Kernels and use partitioning and filtering in SMH to control which clients and Kernels have access to which databases.

The port number used by the Directory Server can be changed, but must be changed with care. To change the Directory Server port used by Entire Net-Work 7 components, first install the Entire Net-Work 7 components, using the Directory Server port number currently in use. Then follow the instructions provided in to make the port number change.