Demo Subscriber Options

Demo subscriber options entered on the Subscribers Configuration page update XML elements in the demodsh.xml and opensubscriber.xml configuration files.

Note: File information appears only if the subscriber is operating in "File" mode.
Demo Subscriber options
Option Description
Operation Mode
The subscriber operation mode. Valid values are:
  • File: A file is created for each publisher channel in the directory specified by DirName.

  • Discard: A file is created for each publisher channel in the directory specified by DirName.
Directory Name

Contains the name of the directory where the file is created for each publisher channel. As the messages arrive from a publisher channel, the messages are written to a file created in this directory.

Log Level
The level of logging. Valid values are:
  • Error - log only errors.
  • Warning - log warnings in addition to errors.
  • Info - log informational messages in addition to messages logged at the warning level.
  • Debug - log debugging messages in addition to messages logged at the info level.
Log File

Name and location of the log file. The file name can be relative or a full path.

Template Directory

Message template location.

Number of Packet Buffers

Number of network packet buffers to create per data channel. The size of one buffer is approximately the size of the Maximum Transmission Unit of the network interfaces being used. A larger number of packet buffers means that a larger burst of traffic can be handled without requiring resends. This setting can have a value from 1 - 4294967296.

Packet Window Size

Determines how many packets are tracked for resend purposes. This setting can have a value from 1 - 4294967296. The value should be 80 - 90% of the publishers NumPacketBuffers.

Latency Check Interval (seconds)

Determines in seconds how often the network latency between publisher and subscriber is checked. This setting can have a value from 1 - 65535.

Flush Interval (ms)

Indicates in milliseconds how long a data channel can sit idle before a check is made for dropped packets. This setting can have a value from 1 - 65535

Admin Port

Port number used by the UAF agent to communicate with the subscriber. The subscriber listens for incoming administration requests on this port.

Max Connections

Determines the number of concurrent connections to the AdminChannel. Defaults to 10. Value must be in the range of 1 - 65535.

Related tasks
Adding a Channel to a Subscriber
Registering a Publisher
Related reference
RAPCache Subscriber Options
RAPStore Subscriber Options