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Configure the Servers to Use Fanout for Cross-Continent Transfers

You can configure servers to use a fanout transfer. In our multicast example, you may want to perform a fanout from the z/OS mainframe in the data center to the server on each of the continents because the satellite link is unreliable. A fanout reads data once and writes it to each server once, which provides a much lower chance of failure than multiple simultaneous transfers.

To configure the servers for fanout

1. Open the DTS Business Process View in your WorldView 2D Map.
2. Drill-down into the Networking Administration and Monitoring folder.
3. Create a DT Container and place all the servers in it.
4. Select the container, right-click, and select Open DTS Details from the context menu.

   The Object Details dialog appears.

5. Select TCP from the drop-down list in the Fanout Protocol field. Ensure that all other fields are blank, and click OK.

   DTS is configured to use fanout each time it needs to send or receive transfers involving any machine in the container.