IPX/SPX Socket Number (ipx_socket)

Configuration Type

Database manager

Applies to

• Database Server with local and remote clients

• Database Server with local clients

• Partitioned Database Server with local and remote clients

Parameter Type

Configurable

Default [Range]

879E [ 879E - 87A2 ] To ensure that there are no conflicts, five socket numbers (879E to 87A2) are uniquely registered with Novell for use by DB2.

Related Parameters

• IPX/SPX File Server Name (fileserver)
• IPX/SPX DB2 Server Object Name (objectname)

This parameter specifies a "well-known" socket number and represents the connection end point in a DB2 server's internetwork address. The socket number must be unique for each DB2 server instance on a given machine, and unique among all Novell** IPX/SPX applications running on this same machine. This is to guarantee that the DB2 server is able to listen to incoming IPX/SPX connections using this socket number.