Broker Configuration

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Broker Configuration

T
he settings in Broker Configuration apply to communication between the selected Peer Agent and Peer Management Broker only.  It does not apply to communication between Peer Management Center and Peer Management Broker.

PA-Edit Agent Configuration-Broker Configuration

Options

Option

Description

Primary Broker Host

Enter the IP address or fully qualified host name of the server running Peer Management Center Broker.

Can enter a comma-separated list of hosts.

Agent will connect to any of the primary brokers in the order that they in listed.

Will try to failover to a primary broker first before trying the failover brokers.

Connection Type

Select the type of connection to use when communicating with Peer Management Center Broker.  Types include SSL (encrypted) and TCP (not encrypted).

Broker Port

The port on which to communicate with Peer Management Broker.

Use Compression

Enable to compress all communication between the selected Peer Agent and Peer Management Broker.

Use Synchronous Sends

Enable to always send messages from an Agent to Peer Management Broker in synchronous mode.  If not enabled, then messages between Agent and Broker will always be sent asynchronously.

Note:  Enabling this will affect the performance of communication between the Broker and the Agent, especially over connections with high latency.

Validate TLS Hostname

Enable if you are using your own certificates and would like certificate hostnames to be validated between an Agent and Peer Management Center Broker.