Node settings

Use this page to view or change the configuration or topology settings for a node instance.

To view this administrative console page, click...

System Administration > Nodes > node

 

Configuration tab

Name

Specifies a logical name for the node. The name must be unique within the cell.

A node name usually is identical to the host name for the computer.

Data type String

Discovery Protocol

Specifies the protocol that servers use to discover the presence of other servers.

Select from one of these protocol options:

UDP

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Data type String
Default TCP
Range Valid values are UDP or, TCP.

UDP is faster than TCP, but TCP is more reliable than UDP because UDP does not guarantee delivery of datagrams to the destination. Between these two protocols, the default of TCP is recommended.


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