Adding the SequeLink® Manager Snap-in to the MMC

Before you can use the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to administer a remote SequeLink Server, you must add it to the MMC. You do not need to add the SequeLink Manager Snap-in to the MMC if you are administering a local SequeLink Server because a default .MSC file, which defines the local SequeLink Manager configuration, is installed when you install SequeLink Server. For local administration, you can simply open the .MSC file in the MMC. The default .MSC file is named sladmin60.msc and is installed in the installdir\admin directory, where installdir is your SequeLink Server installation directory (for example, C:\Program Files\DataDirect\slserver60\admin).

When you add the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to the MMC, you must choose a configuration option to connect to a SequeLink Agent on the same machine or connect to a SequeLink Agent on another machine. Once you have added the configuration to the MMC, you can save the configuration in an .MSC file.

To add the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to the MMC:

  1. Start the MMC. Select Start / Run, and type mmc in the Open field; then, click OK. An MMC console window appears.


    2. Microsoft Management Console window, showing only the Console Root folder.

  2. From the MMC toolbar, select File / Add/Remove Snap-in. The Add/Remove Snap-in window appears.


    3. Add/Remove Snap-in window. The drop-down list shows that Snap-ins will be added to the Console Root.

  3. Click Add. The Add Standalone Snap-in window appears.


    4. The Add Standalone Snap-in window

  4. From the Available Standalone Snap-ins list, select the DataDirect SequeLink 6.0 Manager, and click Add. The Add SequeLink Manager window appears.


    5. Add SequeLink Manager window, with Local Host selected.

  5. Choose one of the following SequeLink Manager configuration options:
    • Choose the Local Host option to configure and manage SequeLink services on the same machine. Continue with "Local Host Configuration".
    • Choose the Remote Host option to configure and manage SequeLink services on another machine. Continue with "Remote Host Configuration".
    • Choose the Offline Configuration option to open the local configuration file in offline mode. You must specify the local configuration file in the Configuration File field. The local configuration file is installdir\cfg\swandm.ini where installdir is the SequeLink Server installation directory.

      • IMPORTANT: Only use this option when instructed to do so by DataDirect Technologies technical support.

Local Host Configuration

  1. On the Add SequeLink Manager window, select the Local Host option; then, click Next.


    2. Add SequeLink Manager Welcome window, with Local Host selected.

  2. The Local window appears showing the location and name of the local configuration file in the Configuration File field. The local configuration file defines SequeLink Server configuration information such as SequeLink services, server data sources, and profiles.

    3. NOTE: The default local configuration file is installdir\cfg\swandm.ini, where installdir is the SequeLink Server installation directory.


    The Configuration File window showing the location and name of the local configuration file

    Click Finish. The SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in is added to the MMC.

    You can now use the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to configure and manage SequeLink services on the same machine.

  3. To save the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to an MMC file (.MSC), select Console / Save from the MMC console window.

Remote Host Configuration

IMPORTANT: Before you can add the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to the MMC as a remote host configuration, make sure that the SequeLink Agent is active on the remote host.

  1. On the Add SequeLink Manager window, select the Remote Host option. Then, click Next.


    2. Add SequeLink Manager Welcome window, with Remote Host selected.

  2. The Add SequeLink Manager window appears.


    3. The SequeLink Agent page of the Add SequeLink Manager window, with Host and TCP Port fields empty. The Encrypted (SSL) check box is not selected.

    Perform the following actions:

    1. In the Host field, type the host name of the remote SequeLink server.
    2. In the TCP port field, type the TCP/IP port the SequeLink Agent is listening on for connection requests. The port you specify must be the same as the one specified for the SequeLink Agent service when the SequeLink Server was installed; the default is 19995.
    3. If the remote SequeLink Agent service is configured for SSL encryption, select the Encrypted (SS) check box. This check box must be selected when connecting to a SequeLink Agent service enabled for SSL. See "ServiceSSLEnabled" for detailed information.
    4. Click Finish. The SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in is added to the MMC.



      5. You can now use the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to configure and manage SequeLink services on another machine.

  3. To save the SequeLink Manager MMC Snap-in to an MMC file (.MSC), select Console / Save from the MMC console window.