Named pipes is a protocol commonly used in the Windows operating systems. To use the named pipes protocol, select nmpipe or nmp as the protocol and enter a server name.
Where
Syntax example
Server
Listen = nmpipe server name
Client
Connect = nmpipe [hostname] server name
▪server_namemust be a character string at most 50 characters long.
▪If the server is running in the same computer with the client program, the hostnamemust not be specified.
▪If hostnameis used, the hostnamemust be listed in the/etc/hosts file or it must be recognized by the DNS (Domain Name Server).
▪To connect to the solidDB® server with the named pipes protocol, the user must have at least the same rights as the user who started the server.
For example, if an administrator starts the server, only users with administrator rights are able to connect to the server through Named Pipes. Similarly, if a user with normal user rights starts the server, all users with equal or greater rights are able to connect to the server through Named Pipes.
If a user does not have proper rights, the solidDB® Communication Error 21306 message is given.
▪Do not use the named pipes protocol with solidDB® Remote Control (solcon); the asynchronous nature of communication between solcon and the solidDB® server may cause problems with the named pipes protocol (solidDB® server can output messages to solcon command prompt even though solcon does not query for such messages explicitly).