access to the data stored in FSE databases and system files. The client part, the FSE Management Console client, runs as an interactive standalone application and provides the configuration, administrative and monitoring features for FSE. The FSE Management Console client can be used from anywhere in the intranet, not necessarily from a system that is part of the FSE implementation.
For information on installing, upgrading, and uninstalling the FSE Management Console, see the FSE installation guide for a particular platform. For information on configuring, starting, and stopping the FSE Management Console, see chapter ”Configuring, starting, and stopping the FSE Management Console” on page 25.
FSE Management Console server
The FSE Management Console server acts as CORBA servant, giving access to different functions such as logon, administration, and so on. The server configuration is automatically saved to an external configuration file.
The FSE Management Console server maintains its own information pool about FSE resources and their state. The information pool is periodically updated by contacting the Management Interface (MIF) process, which performs all the configuration and administrative actions on the system requested by the FSE Management Console client. By default, the pool update occurs every 300 seconds, but this period can be customized. During startup, the FSE Management Console server queries the CORBA Name Service for a registered MIF process for the specified system. If the connection to MIF is established successfully, the FSE Management Console server stores the MIF reference and continues the initialization procedure - otherwise it stops with an appropriate diagnostic message.
FSE Management Console client
The FSE Management Console client software application allows you to configure, maintain, and monitor FSE resources.
If the connection between FSE Management Console client and FSE Management Console server is lost, a manual reconnection is required. You can also enable automatic reconnection by setting the appropriate configuration option. Nevertheless, the cached information remains available and can be accessed via the FSE Management Console client without retrying to connect to the FSE Management Console server.
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