Remote procedure call service, Agent parameters – CA Technologies Agent for IBM R12.5 User Manual

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How the Agent for IBM Informix Works

Remote Procedure Call Service

With Remote Procedure Call (RPC) enabled, the agent operates as a Windows
service and can be configured to start automatically through standard
Windows setup or through the Services feature of the Control Panel. This
configuration lets you run the agent without logging in.

Agent Parameters

You can customize the agent by modifying settings in the Windows registry,
using the Windows REGEDT32 utility. Agent settings are listed in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window under the following key:

SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\DSAgent\Current
Version\agent\dbaifmx@ServerName

In this example, ServerName identifies the IDS instance name.

The following optional settings are provided for the agent under the dbaifmx
key:

CriticalFileBackupDelay

Specifies the current delay, in minutes, to back up critical IDS files located
in the Informix\etc directory.

dll

Specifies the location of the agent files.

debug

Enables debug trace files for the agent. The default value is 0 (FALSE).
You should enable this setting (change the default) only when requested to
do so by CA Customer Support.

Note: The agent includes Activity Logs that provide information about
backup or restore jobs and their status. These logs are located in the
agent home directory, and are named dbaifmx.log, dbabatch.log, and
xbsa.log. The home directory may also contain files called trace logs,
which are created and updated only when debug is enabled. These logs
are called dbaifmx.trc, dbabatch.trc, and xbsa.trc. If required during a
debug session, you may be asked to check these Job Logs to help
determine the cause of the problem.

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