[Koha] [Koha-devel] How to make z39.50 server

[Jonathan Field]

If you want your Koha system to be searched as a target you need to set 
it up in your koha-conf.xml on the server. If you look at it right now, 
it probably has the lines commented out.

If you are then looking to search it FROM Koha (that is, back to 
yourself) you need to configure the target as your describe in the 
Z39.50 Server Administration. I would make a couple of changes to way 
you describe it below though.

 > Z39.50 Server: Healthnet Nepal
 > Hostname: 202.70.88.18 --> You should be able to make this localhost also
 > Port: 9999
 > Database: biblios
 > Userid: kohauser --> NOT required, leave blank
 > Password: zebrastripes --> NOT required, leave blank
 > Checked: 1
 > Rank: 0
 > Syntax: Marc21/USMARC
 > Encoding: MARC-8 --> utf8

The values for the port is found in your koha-conf.xml
<!-- public server runs on tcp -->
<!-- <listen id="publicserver" >tcp:@:9999</listen> -->

in this case 9999. You can change the port number if you wish though.
Jonathan

nitesh rijal wrote:
> I have tried it before but its a bit confusing. I could not get the 
> search results. I think I made something wrong.
> 
> Don't we have to configure the target from backend???
> 
> I have made a new z39.50 target with the following parameters:
> 
> Z39.50 Server: Healthnet Nepal
> Hostname: 202.70.88.18
> Port: 9999
> Database: biblios
> Userid: kohauser
> Password: zebrastripes
> Checked: 1
> Rank: 0
> Syntax: Marc21/USMARC
> Encoding: MARC-8
> 
> Aren't these things required???
> 
> What are the values to be put in the port, database and encoding fields???
> 
> I am really confused.
> 
> Please Help
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Jonathan Field 
> <jonathan.field at ptfs-europe.com <mailto:jonathan.field at ptfs-europe.com>> 
> wrote:
> 
>     Hello Nitesh,
>     I have this working on my installation. You need to configure your
>     koha-conf.xml. It is described here:-
>     http://koha.org/documentation/faq/could-someone-tell-me-the-exact-steps-i-need-to-take-to-configure-zebra-to-expose-my-koha-3-db-as-a-public-z39.50-service
> 
>     I believe, right now, it is not possible to target an individual
>     library/collection, only the whole database.
> 
>     Hope that helps
>     Jonathan
> 
>     nitesh rijal wrote:
> 
>         Hello all.
> 
>         I am using KOHA 3.0.3 in Debian Lenny. We are currently hosting
>         10 different libraries. We want the records of one library to be
>         searched from another library. For this we are thinking to make
>         a z39.50 server in our Koha Installation with all the records of
>         10 libraries into a single server. In this way we can share our
>         records.
> 
>         But I cannot find any resources that says how to make a working
>         z39.50 server out of my existing Koha Installation.
> 
>         If anybody has done it before or has some kinds of tutorials to
>         make it, please reply.
> 
>         Please Help.
> 
>         Thank you.
> 
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