The X Server is the communication server of the database system. It listens for connection requests from database applications and tools at service port sql6/TCP.
The X Server can be used on all operating systems supported by the database system. On Microsoft Windows, the installation program registers the X Server as the service Xserver, sets the Startup Type for this service to Automatic, and starts the service. On UNIX, you start the X Server manually after you have installed it; it then runs as the vserver process in the background.
The X Server is part of the MaxDB software, which you can download from the MaxDB web site (see Download and Installation Profiles).
For further information about the database system, see the documentation Concepts of the Database System and the Glossary.
The X Server includes the following functions:
· Network Communication via the X Server