ar

The ar file contains the list of  to which the client tools () connect if no servers are specified on startup. The ARGetListServer function uses this file to return a list of available servers.

Entries in this file contain the following fields separated by a space or tab:

serverName  serverInformationList

• serverName is the name of the server computer. The name is resolved to a network address by using the name resolution strategy of the local computer.
• serverInformationList identifies the server as a  (AR) and specifies the TCP port and RPC program numbers if applicable.

Lines with a pound sign (#) in column 1 are treated as comments and are ignored.

ar synopsis

UNIX—ARSystemServerInstallDir/conf/ar

Windows—ARSystemHomeDir\ar

ar environment

ARCONFIGDIR
 (UNIX only) Specifies the directory where the ar.conf file and other  configuration files are stored. The arsystem script sets ARCONFIGDIR to ARSystemServerInstallDir/conf, and you should not need to change this value. However, arsystem does not modify ARCONFIGDIR if a preset value is found.

ar scenarios

The following ar file entries register two server computers as s:

The TCP port and RPC program numbers are specified for server2.