Data Interface Pairs - How To

Configure Data Interface Pairs

Before You Begin

When you create a data interface between two computers, you must ensure that there is a network path between the two computers. If there is no network path between the two computers all operations will fail. If necessary, check with your network administrator to determine whether a given interface pair is valid.

To configure data interface pairs:

From the Tools menu in the CommCell console, click Control Panel, and then double-click Data Interface Pairs.
Alternatively, in the CommCell Browser, right-click the Client computer for which you wish to configure data interface pair, and select Properties. In the Advanced tab of the properties dialog box, click the Add button in the Data Interface Pairs area.
The Data Interface Pairs Wizard guides you through the process of creating Data Interface Pairs between any two computers.
Click Next to continue.
Select the names of computers for which you wish to define the Data Interface Pairs and then click Next.
Click Add.
Select or type the names of interface that must be used between the two computers.
If necessary, you can type in the IP address of the NIC cards that must be used to communicate between the 2 computers.
The interface names between the two computers are listed in the following dialog box.
If you have multiple interfaces defined for the computers, click the check box associated with the data interface pair you wish to enable.
You can select multiple interface pairs between the computers, if necessary. The system will use a round-robin algorithm when multiple pairs are selected.
Click Next to continue.
Click Finish to save the information.

To view the data interface pairs between two computers:

From the Tools menu in the CommCell console, click Control Panel, and then double-click Data Interface Pairs.
From the Data Interface Pairs Wizard dialog box, click Next to continue.
Select the names of computers for which you wish to view the Data Interface Pairs and then click Next.
A list of interface pairs defined for the two computers are listed.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.

To delete data interface pairs:

From the Tools menu in the CommCell console, click Control Panel, and then double-click Data Interface Pairs. Select the names of computers of which you wish to delete the Data Interface Pairs and then click Next.
Alternatively, in the CommCell Browser, right-click the client computer of which you wish to delete the data interface pair, and select Properties. Select the Advanced tab from the client's Properties dialog box. From the Data Interface Pairs list, select the pair that you wish to delete and click the Delete button.
The Data Interface Pairs Wizard displays the list of data interface pairs available.
Select the data interface pair you wish to delete, and then click the Delete button.
Select Next to review the details and click Finish to delete the selected data interface pair.