OpenEdge Data Management: DataServer for Microsoft SQL Server

Configuring the DataServer
5–10
Table 5–2 describes the environment variables that you must set.
Table 5–2: Environment variables for the remote DataServer
DSLOGDIR
(Optional)
Variable Description
Once you have completely set up your environment, you can build the schema holder for your
MS SQL Server database and connect using the client executable. See the “Creating a schema
holder” section on page 5–15 for instructions.
The ubroker.properties file
The pathname of the log file that OpenEdge uses to keep
track of DataServer processes and error messages. By
default, OpenEdge writes to %DSLOGDIR%\dataserv.lg
where %DSLOGDIR% is resolved to directory path of the log
file dataserv.lg.
MSSSRV The pathname of the OpenEdge server executable. This
variable is required only when the DataServer is spawned
using the OpenEdge broker (_probrkr.exe). When using
mssman, this setting is satisfied by the srvrExecFile
setting in the broker properties file.
PROBRKR
(Optional)
The pathname of the broker executable. When using the
OpenEdge broker (_probrkr.exe), set this variable on the
host machine to the broker executable name. When using
mssman.bat, this setting is satisfied by the broker instance
definition in the broker properties file.
PROSTARTUP The pathname of your default OpenEdge startup (.pf) file.
To set the Message Buffer Size (-Mm) startup parameter for
the broker to a value different from the 1024 default buffer
size, you must set the PROSTARTUP environment variable
equal to the path and name of the .pf file that contains the
-Mm parameter.
This approach ensures that your value is recognized and
therefore used by the broker when it starts. Only Windows
clients must use this technique.
Note: If you use the command line utility and intend to set
the -Mm startup parameter to a value other than 1024, you
must use the .pf file with the PROSTARTUP variable set.
UNIQUE_DSLOG Used to generate unique log file name on the server with
dataserv_.lg, where pid is the process-id of server.
When set, the designated DataServerlog log file name
becomes a root name. Can be disabled by unsetting the
environment variable.
When using the Progress Explorer administration framework, you configure the DataServer for
MS SQL Server by editing the OpenEdge-install-dir\properties\ubroker.properties
file. This file stores configuration definitions for instances of many OpenEdge products. For a
complete list of products and a detailed discussion of the Unified Broker Framework, see
OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration.