Configuring direct connection between the BMC ProactiveNet Server and the BMC ProactiveNet Administration Console

In addition to adding and deleting connections in the console configuration, you must configure the connections.

To configure the connection between the BMC ProactiveNet Server and the BMC ProactiveNet Administration Console

1. From the menu bar of the BMC ProactiveNet Administration Console, select Edit > Configure > Administration Settings.
2. In the Configure Administration Settings dialog box, click the Login Servers tab.

3. Modify any of the following BMC ProactiveNet Server configuration parameters, as needed:

   Warning

   The following parameters are only valid for a direct connection between the Administration Console and the BMC ProactiveNet Server. For a tunneling through Http connection, see Configuring-and-using-remote-actions.

   BMC ProactiveNet Server Configuration Parameters

   Field	Description
   Heartbeat Rate	Frequency, in minutes, at which the Administration Console sends a signal to the connected BMC ProactiveNet Server to determine whether the BMC ProactiveNet Server is functioning. The default heartbeat rate is 1.
   Enable Port Range	Maximum and minimum port number for the console to use in establishing a connection to a BMC ProactiveNet Server. Designating a port range is useful if the console must communicate to a cell through a firewall with only specific ports available for communication. The console scans through the ports in the specified range until a port, local to the console, is connected to the BMC ProactiveNet Server or fails because the port range is exhausted.
   Auto Reconnect	Enables and disables automatic attempts to reconnect to the BMC ProactiveNet Server when the connection has been dropped. The Administration Console attempts to reconnect to the server at the Frequency and for the Number of Retries that you specify. If, after the final attempt, the server is still not reconnected, an error message is displayed stating that the server is down, and you must manually restart the server and log back on to the Administration Console. A status message is displayed in the status area of the Administration Console showing the number of reconnection attempts.

4. Click Apply to save the changes, or click OK to save and exit the dialog box.