SLP directory agent configuration Performing mdm configuration tasks Discovery intervals

The Service Location Protocol (SLP) directory agent is an optional component in the SLP architecture, and is primarily used to simplify SLP administration and to improve SLP performance in the environment. You can add, change, or delete an SLP directory agent by performing this task.

The SLP directory agent acts as an intermediate tier in the SLP architecture, placed between the user agents and the service agents, such that both user agents and service agents communicate only with the directory agent, instead of with each other. Configuring an SLP directory agent eliminates a large portion of the multicast request and reply traffic on the network.

Steps

Perform the following steps to configure an SLP directory agent:

  1. In the IBM Director menu bar select Options->Discovery Preferences.
  2. Click the MDM SLP Configuration tab.
  3. Perform the following tasks from the SLP Directory Agent Configuration box:
    1. Configure (add) a Directory Agent by performing the following steps:
      1. Type a valid Internet host name or an IP address in the SLP Directory Agent Host field.
      2. Click Add. The information you entered is displayed in the Configured Directory Agent Hosts box.
    2. Change the information about a Directory Agent by performing the following steps:
      1. Select an Internet host name or an IP address in the Configured Directory Agent Hosts box. The information for the selected item is displayed in the SLP Directory Agent Hosts field.
      2. Enter changes to the Internet host name or IP address.
      3. Click Change.
      4. Click OK.
    3. Delete a Directory Agent by performing the following steps:
      1. Select an Internet host name or an IP address in the Configured Directory Agent Hosts box. The information for the selected item is displayed in the SLP Directory Agent Hosts field.
      2. Click Remove. The selected item is removed from the Configured Directory Agent Hosts box.
  4. Click OK to save the changes and exit the panel.
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