Configure reverse administration channels

NOTE:
When you use the command ovconfchg in the following procedure, add the parameter -ovrg server only if your management server runs in a cluster.

To configure a reverse administration channel

1. Log in to the management server or agent as a user with administrative rights and open a command prompt.

2. Enable outbound-only communication. By default, this is disabled. To change this, type the following command:

   ovconfchg [-ovrg server] -ns bbc.cb -set ENABLE_REVERSE_ADMIN_CHANNELS true

3. Specify the reverse channel proxies (RCPs) that to which you want to open reverse administration channels. You must specify RCPs in the following format:

4. <host>:<port>[,<OvCoreID>]

   For example, if a management server must connect to port 50000 on rcp1.example.com you specify the RCP with:

   rcp1.example.com:50000,9fcc7062-0472-751c-1236-84372bec342d

   If you specify the optional OvCoreID, the server checks that the RCP has that OvCoreID. You can specify the RCPs at the command prompt or in a file:

   • To specify the RCPs at the command prompt, type the following command:

     ovconfchg [-ovrg server] -ns bbc.cb -set RC_CHANNELS <rcp>[;<rcp>]

     Separate each RCP with a semicolon (;).

   • To specify the RCPs in a file:
     1. Create a text file that specifies each RCP on a separate line
     2. Optional. Add comments on lines that begin with the number sign (#).
     3. Save the file in the folder <data_dir>\conf\bbc.

     4. Type the following command:

        ovconfchg [-ovrg server] -ns bbc.cb -set RC_CHANNELS_CFG_FILES <file name>

        You must also type the same command if you later change the contents of the file. The server reads the file only after you use ovconfchg.

5. Optional. Set the number of seconds that the management server should wait before it retries unsuccessful connection attempts. By default, this is set to 60 seconds. To change the default, type the following command:

   ovconfchg [-ovrg server] -ns bbc.cb -set RETRY_INTERVAL <number of seconds>

6. Optional. Set the maximum number of attempts that the server should make to connect to an RCP. By default, this is set to -1 (infinite). To change the default, type the following command:

   ovconfchg [-ovrg server] -ns bbc.cb -set MAX_RECONNECT_TRIES <number of tries>

7. Optional. To check that the reverse administration channel is open, type the following command:

   ovbbccb -status

   The output lists all open reverse administration channels.

Related Topics:

• ovconfchg