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3 Configuring Global Settings
Telnet Tests CME Group distributes two order IP addresses and two price IP addresses, each
set with its associated ports. TT recommends that you telnet these locations to
test their status (respectively labeled IPAddress and Port in the procedure below).
CME Group usually sends this information via E-mail to the customer.
To telnet CME Group:
1. Open a command window.
2. Type: telnet IPAddress Port
3. Type: telnet IPAddress Port
The telnet test fails if you receive a Connection Failed prompt box.
Example:
TT Listen Tool The TT FAST Listen (named tt_fast_listen.exe and available in Version 7.5 and
higher) tool listens to the price data that the CME Group sends. You use this tool
to display the price data as plain text messages instead of .
The tool exists in the :tt\Exchange-Flavor directory.
Because the tool receives price data before the Price Server processes it, you can
use it as a troubleshooting tool to compare actual price messages against what
the Price Server broadcasts.
CME Group Feed Tests You must perform the CME Group Feed tests to verify the status of both CME
Group’s MDP feeds. You can perform these tests only during normal CME Group
trading hours when the exchange is actively distributing price data. The CME
Group delivers data via two MDP data channels named Feed A and Feed B. Failure
to receive both feeds can result in excessive history requests and can cause price
freezes.
You must pass both tests to maintain a proper connection to the exchange.
To test FIX/FAST Feed:
1. Open a command window.
2. Type: :\tt\Exchange-Flavor
3. Type the following exactly as indicated taking particular note on spacing:
tt_fast_listen –config :\tt\ -template
:\tt\config\FASTTemplates.xml
-address 224.0.26.5:10005 –interface IP
where is the local drive letter and IP is the IP address of the TT
Gateway that faces the exchange.
This tests the Feed A connection for the FX_FUTURES channel. If the test
succeeds, various messages appear in the command window. If you do not
receive messages on either one of these channels, please contact the CME
Group GCC.
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