Setting up a commit/edge configuration

This section explains how you set up a commit/edge configuration. It assumes that you have an existing server that you want to convert to a commit server and that you are familiar with Helix Server management and operation. For the sake of this example, we’ll assume that the existing server is in Chicago, and that we need to set up an edge server at a remote site in Tokyo.

• Commit server
  P4PORT=chicago.perforce.com:1666
P4ROOT=/chicago/p4root
  
• Edge server
  P4PORT=tokyo.perforce.com:1666
P4ROOT=/tokyo/p4root
  

The setup process includes the following major steps:

1. Create the service user accounts.
2. Configure the servers.
3. Create and start the servers.

You must have super privileges to perform these steps.