Database server network parameters
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
- Documentation
Use the parameters listed in the following table to supply OpenEdge with network information.
| Syntax | Parameter | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
|
AdminServer Port | Connects a servergroup and an AdminServer |
-classpath
pathname |
SQL Server Java™ Classpath | Identifies the Java classpath to use when starting an SQL server |
|
Host Name | Specifies a remote host |
-keyalias
key-alias-name |
Key Alias | Specifies the alias name of a Transport Layer Security (TLS) private key/digital certificate keystore |
-keyaliaspasswd
key-alias-password |
Key Alias Password | Specifies the encrypted TLS key alias password |
-Ma n |
Maximum Clients per Server (UNIX, Windows only.) | Specifies the maximum number of remote users per database server |
-maxport n |
Maximum Dynamic Server | Specifies the highest accessible port number in a specified range |
-Mi n |
Minimum Clients per Server | Specifies the number of remote users on a server before a broker starts another server |
-minport n |
Minimum Dynamic Server | Specifies the lowest accessible port number in a specified range |
-Mn n |
Maximum Servers | Specifies the maximum number of remote client servers that a broker can start |
-Mp n |
Servers per Protocol | Specifies the maximum number of servers to serve remote users for a protocol |
-Mpb n |
Maximum Servers Per Broker (-Mpb) | Specifies the maximum number of servers that multiple brokers can start to serve remote users for a protocol |
-nosessioncache |
No Session Cache | Disables the TLS session caching |
-properties
filename |
Configuration Properties File | Identifies the properties file an AdminServer uses when starting a database server or servergroup |
|
Service Name | Specifies the service or port number to be used by a broker process |
-servergroup
name |
Server Group | Identifies a logical collection of server processes to start |
-sessiontimeout
n |
Session Timeout | Specifies the length of time a TLS session is held in a TLS session cache |
-ssl |
TLS-based Connection | Specifies TLS for all database and client connections |