ConnectorIn the Main section of the Connector settings panel you can configure various properties of the current connector. All fields in this section are mandatory.
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The Connector group of functions contains the following fields:
This is the common name of the current connector. The name is shown in the main Connector tab. The connector is given a name when it is originally installed, and that name is reported to the server. However, you can change the name in this field.
In this field you select the node type of the current connector. You can choose between the following options:
A Primary connector is the connector which the DME server will direct all applicable requests to. If you set up more than one Primary connector to service the same segment of users or functions, they will service the users according to a "round robin" principle. If there for instance are three connectors associated with the same group of users, DME will consider the load on all three connectors and which connector last serviced the user. Based on this information, DME will select the next connector in line to service the user, effectively load balancing the system.
A Failover connector will be used if all Primary connectors are taken out of service or are exhausted (see Process below) for a segment of users or functions. It is good practise to set up a small-volume failover connector in case the primary connector(s) should fail or otherwise be taken out of service, to service the users until a primary connector is up and running again.
The Process group of functions contains the following fields:
In this field you can enter a number of threads, or processes, that the connector should be able to handle at the same time. Default value: 25.
In this field you can enter a number of threads, or processes. When the queue of processes waiting to be executed by the connector reaches this number, it is a sign that the connector is overloaded. The connector will stop working, and any failover connector will take over. The main connector list will show a 
, and an entry will be made in the server log. Default value: 50.
In this field you can enter a value in seconds. After a thread (a task given to the connector by the server) has not been completed during this span of time, it will be terminated, and an entry will be made in the server log. Default value: 900 seconds.
SMTP (e-mail notifications)
The SMTP group of functions define how DME can send certain system-generated e-mail messages to users, such as messages about calendar conflicts and name resolution errors.
Messages sent to the administrator in connection with client creation alerts etc. are sent by the SMTP relay server defined in the corresponding setting for the DME server (see Collaboration).
The SMTP group of functions contains the following fields:
Connectors are not necessarily on the same network as the DME server. Therefore you need to enter the external name of the mail server used by the connector for sending the various e-mail messages described above. Note that this mail server must allow relays from the connector's IP address.
In this field you can enter a name you want to show as sender when a user receives a system-generated message as described above. For instance, you can enter DME Administrator or similar as sender to make it obvious to the user that the message is system-generated. If you leave the field empty, system-generated messages will be sent with root@DME-Server as sender.
Please take steps to ensure that e-mails from this sender are not evaluated as spam by the recipients' e-mail clients, for instance by instructing the DME users to add this sender to the "Safe Senders list" or similar. E-mail in spam mailboxes is rarely read, and almost never synchronized to DME clients, so there is a risk that important information is missed by the users.
This section contains information about the current connector.
The Info group of functions contains the following fields:
dme-config.xml when the connector is installed.Click Save to save the new settings.
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