Viewing Status Information for a Broker Server

Column	Description
	The Broker Server is on line and operating normally. The Broker Server cannot be reached. This might occur because: The Broker Server is not currently running. The URL specified for this Broker Server is incorrect. My webMethods was not able to complete the connection within the timeout period. To retry the connection, click Go on the Search tab. -The Broker Server is online, but one of the following abnormal conditions exist: The license is expired or about to expire. The Broker Server is running low on disk space. The Broker Server currently has the maximum permitted number of connections. Note: You can hover over the or icon to obtain more information about the condition of the Broker Server.
Connected	Indicates the state of the connection between My webMethods and Broker Server as follows: Yes. My webMethods has successfully connected to the Broker Server and the Broker Server is running. Error. My webMethods could not establish a connection with the Broker Server. In Progress. My webMethods is in the process of completing a connection with the Broker Server. Not Started. My webMethods has not yet started to initiate a connection with this Broker Server. Closed. My webMethods is in the process of ending its connection with this Broker Server.
Connections	The number of connections (SSL and non-SSL) that currently exist with this Broker Server.
SSL	Indicates the availability of SSL on the Broker Server. If this column displays "Not Configured," the Broker Server keystore and identity have not yet been specified and the server cannot communicate using SSL. If SSL is configured but the connection cannot be established, this column displays "Error". For information about configuring a Broker Server's SSL feature, see Managing Broker Servers.
Version	The version of software installed on this Broker Server.

Field	Description
Description	Description assigned to the Broker Server.
Status	Indicates the current state of the Broker Server. See description in step 1.
Basic Identity	Indicates the outbound credentials that enable the Broker Server to identify itself to other Brokers in the territory, cluster, or gateway.
SSL	Indicates the availability of SSL on the Broker Server. If this field says "Secure Sockets Layer needs to be configured," the Broker Server keystore and identity have not yet been specified and the server cannot communicate using SSL.
Access Control	Link used to configure access control for the Broker Server. For information about this field, see Configuring Access Control Lists.
FIPS Mode	Indicates whether FIPS mode is enabled or disabled as follows: Enabled by OpenSSL version < Version number >. Indicates that FIPS mode is enabled on your Broker Server by OpenSSL, where <version number> indicates the version of OpenSSL. Disabled. Unsupported Broker Server version. Indicates that FIPS mode is disabled because your version of Broker Server does not support FIPS. Note: FIPS mode is only supported on Broker Server version 8.0 and later. Disabled. Indicates that you did not enable FIPS although your Broker Server version supports FIPS.
Connections	The number of connections (SSL and non-SSL) that currently exist with this Broker Server.
Filter Collation Locale	The locale that Broker Server will use when performing string comparisons during the evaluation of a subscription filter. The character order associated with a locale determines whether a character is greater than, less than, or equal to another character when two strings are compared. If you change the Filter Collation Locale, you must restart the Broker Server to put it into effect.
Version	The version of software installed on the Broker Server.
License Expires	The time until which this Broker Server's license is valid.
Created	The date and time when this Broker Server was created.
Pause Publishing	Allows you to pause and resume publishing on the Broker Server.