Performing on the client
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
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Performing on the client
After you start the broker on the host machine from OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer, you can connect your UNIX or Windows client. Use the same parameters that you would use to connect to the schema holder and MS SQL Server database in a standard ProBroker configuration. In addition:
- Include the
-Dsrv SVUB,1parameter. This parameter allows you to connect to the broker administered by OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer. -
Include the
-DataServicedata-service parameter to connect through a NameServer to the broker. The value for data-service must specify a valid name from the DataService list registered to this NameServer as defined by your appServiceNameList entry in the broker properties file. If a default DataService has been defined for your broker instance, you can omit this parameter and connect using the default service.For diagnostic purposes only, it is acceptable to bypass the NameServer connection and connect directly to the broker instance. To do this, specify the reserved DataService name none or add the
-DirectConnectparameter as follows:-DataService noneOr
-DirectConnect - Set the
-Sparameter to one of the following:- The port number assigned to the controlling NameServer (when
the
-DataServicevalue is not none) or the port number of the broker instance that you started in OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer (when the-DataServicevalue is none) - The service name in your services file
whose associated port matches the port of the controlling NameServer (when
the
-DataServicevalue is not none) or the broker instance that you started in OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer (when the-DataServicevalue is none)
- The port number assigned to the controlling NameServer (when
the
- Set the
-Hparameter to the name of the machine where the NameServer and/or broker instance are running.If you do not set the required-Dsrv SVUB,1and optional-DataServicedata-service connection parameters as described in this section, the client is assumed to be configured for a standard OpenEdge broker and the-Hand-Sparameters are used to locate a ProBroker executable on the appropriate host machine. By setting theSVUBparameter on, you redirect the-Hand-Sparameters to locate the appropriate NameServer and/or broker on the host machine. The following example illustrates how to use these connection parameters for a client that connects to a NameServer:CONNECT mssholder -db mssdemo -dt MSS -U bob -P bobpass -H host1 -S mssport -DataService mssbroker1 -Dsrv SVUB,1.