SystemName Element for Distributor (ADF)

Specifies the name of the server on which the distributor runs.

Syntax

<Distributors>
    <Distributor>
        <SystemName>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type

string, between 1 and 255 characters in length.

Default value

None.

Occurrence

Required once per Distributor element.

Updateable

Can be modified, but not added or deleted, when updating the application.

Element Relationships

Relationship Elements

Parent element

Distributor Element (ADF)

Child elements

None.

Remarks

The following are not allowed as the SystemName value: localhost, ., an IP address, or any string containing a backslash character.

In Notification Services Standard Edition, the SystemName elements for the hosted event providers, generator, and distributor must be identical. In other editions, the SystemName values can be different, meaning that instance components can be distributed across multiple computers.

Placing multiple distributors on the same computer does not improve distribution performance. If your application uses multiple distributors, you must specify a different SystemName value for each distributor.

Example

The following example shows how to specify that the distributor will run on the server CPANDL.

<SystemName>CPANDL</SystemName>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Specifying Distributor Settings
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance