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IBM SPSS Data Collection Interviewer Server installation information
Checking that machines in a cluster can communicate with each other
Each machine in a cluster must be able to communicate with all the other machines in the same
cluster. The easiest way to verify this is to use ping. This program sends a short stream of data
from one machine to another and waits for the receiving machine to return the data.
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On each machine in turn, open a DOS window and type
ping machine_name
where
machine_name
is the name of one of the machines in the cluster.
If the machines can communicate, you will see several lines starting ‘Reply from’ appear on your
screen as the pinged machine returns the signal. If the machines cannot communicate you will see
the message ‘Request timed out’.
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Repeat this step for each other machine in the cluster.
Checking that DCOM is enabled
Carry out the following steps to check that DCOM is enabled.
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From the Windows Start menu, choose Run.
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Type
dcomcnfg
in the text box and click OK.
This opens the Component Services window.
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In the left-hand frame, expand Component Services and then Computers.
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Right-click My Computer and choose
Properties
.
This opens the My Computer Properties dialog box.
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On the Default Properties tab, check that
Enable Distributed COM on this computer
is selected.
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Click OK.
Checking that SQL Server is running correctly
The machines running the Interview Service need to be able to connect to the Database server.
You can test that these connections work by creating a test DSN on each of the Interviewing
machines in turn.
