HP Integrity NonStop J-Series - Manual (Page 15)

MXDM functional flow
The functional model within which MXDM operates includes the following components on the client
workstation:
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MXDM
•
Windows ODBC/MX driver
On the NonStop system, you must install the required MXCS objects and create those database
objects that you want to manage using MXDM.
Figure 1 (page 15) shows the MXDM functional
flow.
Figure 1 MXDM functional flow
The following is the sequence of events involved in establishing the connection between MXDM
and the server components, and in managing the objects:
1. MXDM sends a connection request to the MXCS using the Windows ODBC/MX driver. MXDM
specifies an IP address or the NonStop server Domain Naming Service (DNS) name and port
number that is defined when the Association server started up.
2. The ODBC/MX driver accesses an MXCS Association server on the NonStop system.
3. The Association server associates the client application with an available MXCS server for the
data source.
4. MXDM sends a connection request to the MXCS server that was assigned by the Association
server. After the user information is validated, a connection between MXDM and the SQL/MX
database is established.
Subsequently, you can view and administer the database and MXCS objects on the system. You
can view the DDL statements for the database objects in MXDM. You can use these statements to
create the database objects using mxci.
For more information, see the HP NonStop SQL/MX Release 3.2.1 Connectivity Services Manual.
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