Server Startup

Overview

Past versions of ParaView have required users to start client and server manually, specifying connection protocols and parameters at the command-line. ParaView3 improves the user experience by allowing users to start the client and make/break server connections using the client's graphical user interface.

For this functionality to work, ParaView must be properly configured to start remote servers. Startup procedures are expected to vary from site-to-site, due to differences in network topology, firewalls, address translation, logging requirements, etc. To accomodate this, a flexible mechanism allows users to run arbitrary commands on a per-server and/or per-connection-scheme basis at server startup.

Figure 1: "Manage Servers" dialog displaying the list of configured servers.

The collection of configured servers can be accessed through the "Manage Servers" dialog, which presents a listing of all servers that are configured for automatic startup.