Use this page to refresh the service, configure directory timers, or configure Service Location Protocol parameters for the Directory Agent.
Status
Shows the status of the Directory Agent.
Host Server
Displays the server that the SLP Directory Agent is running on. Click Clear to remove
the listed server. Click Properties to display the Properties page for the listed server.
Service Cache
Refresh Interval
Specifies how often the active cache needs to be refreshed from either the directory-stored services or proxied services, depending on the Directory Agent configuration. By default, this value is the refresh time for each scope if the Directory Agent is scoped. The user can override this value on a per scope basis by setting a specific refresh interval for a given scope.
Timers
Lifetime Minimum
Enter the minimum service lifetime (in seconds) that a service is allowed to use the Directory Agent. If the lifetime is lower than this minimum, then the service is rejected by the Directory Agent.
TCP Idle Connection
Enter the wait time (in minutes) permitted before the Directory Agent closes idle TCP connections.DA Advertise
Enter the interval time (in minutes) permitted between advertisement packets sent out by the Directory Agent. This is how Directory Agents are discovered dynamically by Service Agents and User Agents. Setting this value to 0 disables the Directory Agent advertisements, putting the Directory Agent in a private mode of operation. This means that the only way to communicate with the Directory Agent is by statically configuring the User Agents or Service Agents with the Directory Agent IP address.Private Mode
Disables a Directory Agents advertising and masks it from other agents.
Maximum Transmission Units
Enter the maximum packet size (in bytes) used for communication.
Multicast Radius
Enter the maximum allowed radius for multicast packets used by the Directory Agent.
Use Broadcast
Check this option to ensure that the Directory
Agent uses broadcast messages instead of multicast messages.
Directory Purge Start Time
Enter the hour of day when the Directory Agent forces all objects marked for deletion to
be purged from the directory. The value is set using the 24-hour clock (13 is equivalent
to 13.00 hours or 1:00 p.m.). The default value is 24 or midnight. Deletions in a
directory service are usually costly in operation time, so the Directory Agent prefers to
mark items for deletions and to purge those items once every 24 hours.
The Purge Start Time box is only displayed when the SLPDA installation was done as a Directory install.