Grid Domain Controllers

Use the Enterprise Explorer to manage grid domain controllers from a central location.

A grid domain controller (GDC) is part of a Data Federation system. At minimum, a basic Data Federation domain can contain one or more grid servers, with at least one serving as the GDC.

However, if you have configured your Data Federation domain for failover, two GDCs display in the Enterprise Explorer: a primary and a secondary. You can administer both from this central location.

For more information, see the Data Federation documentation, part of the DI Suite documentation set, which is available on the Sybase Product Manuals Web site at http://sybooks.sybase.com.

• Starting and Stopping a GDC
  A Data Federation domain must have at least one grid domain controller (GDC). Start and stop a GDC from the Start menu, with a command line script, or even from external tools (that is, run as a Windows service).
• Creating a Data Federation Connection Profile
  Create a grid domain controller (GDC) connection profile to supply the runtime connection information for a Sybase Data Federation GDC.
• Connecting to a Server
  If you did not select the Autoconnect at Start-up option when defining a connection profile, you can manually connect to a server.
• Disconnecting From a Server
  Use Enterprise Explorer to disconnect from a server.
• Pinging a Server
  Use the Enterprise Explorer to check if the server is up and running.
• Refreshing a Server Connection
  After you modify the properties of a connection profile, refresh the server connection and update its display in the Enterprise Explorer.

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