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Listener Service Properties

To view the properties of a Listener Service, select the service in the Domain Navigator and click the Properties tab.
You can change the properties while the service is running, but you must restart the service for the properties to take effect.

PowerExchange Listener Service General Properties

The following table describes the general properties for the service:
Property
Description
Name
Name of the service. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. It cannot exceed 128 characters or begin with @. It also cannot contain spaces or the following special characters:
` ~ % ^ * + = { } \ ; : ' " / ? . , < > | ! ( ) ] [
You cannot change the name of the service after you create it.
Description
Description of the service. The description cannot exceed 765 characters.
Location
Domain and folder where the service is created. Click Browse to choose a different folder. You can move the service after you create it.
Node
Node on which the service runs.
License
License object that allows use of the service.
Backup Nodes
If your license includes high availability, nodes on which the service can run if the primary node is unavailable.

PowerExchange Listener Service Configuration Properties

The following table describes the configuration properties of a Listener Service:
Configuration Property
Description
Service Process
Read only. Type of PowerExchange process that the service manages. For the Listener Service, the service process is named Listener.
Start Parameters
Parameters to include when you start the Listener Service. Separate the parameters with the space character.
You can include the following parameters:
  • - service_name
    • Required. Name that identifies the Listener Service. This name must match the name in the LISTENER statement in the DBMOVER configuration file on the machine where the PowerExchange Listener runs.
  • - config=directory
    • Optional. Specifies the full path and file name for a DBMOVER configuration file that overrides the default dbmover.cfg file in the installation directory.
    This override file takes precedence over any other override configuration file that you optionally specify with the PWX_CONFIG environment variable.
  • - license=directory/license_key_file
    • Optional. Specifies the full path and file name for any license key file that you want to use instead of the default license.key file in the installation directory. This override license key file must have a file name or path that is different from that of the default file.
    This override file takes precedence over any other override license key file that you optionally specify with the PWX_LICENSE environment variable.
SVC NODE Port Number
Specifies the port on which the Listener Service connects to the PowerExchange Listener.
Use the same port number that is specified in the SVCNODE statement of the DBMOVER file.

Environment Variables for the Listener Service Process

You can edit environment variables for a Listener Service process on the Processes tab.
The following table describes the environment variables that are defined for the Listener Service process:
Property
Description
Environment Variables
Environment variables that are defined for the Listener Service process.