USER AND SERVER CONFIGURATION

Forcing a server connection to use a specific protocol
If multiple protocols are available for connecting a source server to a given destination, you can specify which protocol to use by setting the usage priority in a Connection document describing how the source server contacts the destination. The usage priority specified in a Connection document determines the order in which IBM® Lotus® Domino™ selects the Connection document when searching for how to connect a source server to a destination. If multiple ports are enabled on the two servers, you can force Domino to use a specific port by specifying it in the Connection document and setting the Usage priority field to Normal.

For example, suppose that both SPX and TCP/IP are enabled on Server A, the source server, and Server B, the destination server. You create a Connection document from Server A to Server B specifying that Server A uses the port TCP/IP to contact Server B and set the usage priority in this document to Normal. When determining how to connect to Server B, Server A first checks the Domino Directory for a normal-priority Connection document governing the connection. After locating the document, Server A learns that the TCP/IP port is specified, and proceeds to use that port to attempt a connection to Server B. Setting the usage priority works for all types of Connection documents: LAN, IBM® Lotus® Notes® Direct Dialup, Network Dialup, Passthru, and so forth.

If multiple normal-priority Connection documents exist for the same destination server, the connecting server chooses one based on the type of connection in the following order of preference:

1. Local Area Network

2. Network Dialup

3. Notes Direct Dialup

4. Passthru server

5. Hunt group of passthru servers

You can also use the usage priority setting to configure a backup path to a destination server. When you set the usage priority for a Connection document to Low, the connecting server only uses the information in the document to connect to the destination server as a last resort, after it has exhausted all other possible means of locating connection information.

For more information on how a server determines the route to a destination, see the topic How a server connects to another server.

To set the usage priority for a connection

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Configuration tab.

2. Click Server, and then click Connections.

3. Select the Connection document for which you want to set the usage priority, and click Edit Connection.

4. Complete this field, and then click Save & Close:
FieldEnter
Usage priorityChoose one:

Normal - This Connection document defines a primary path to the destination server. The connecting server attempts to use this Connection document to make the connection to the destination server.

Low - This Connection document defines a backup path to the destination server. The connecting server uses this Connection document only as a last resort when trying to connect to the destination server.

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