CMS - Port 6400

security CMC
1

Hey guys,

Can anyone explain in normal language why, when loggin into the CMS, the system is entered as smh413:6400.

I think this is a port on the webserver (Tomcat). But I was wondering how to explain it to people in documentation.
Can there be multiple CMSs on the same server, thus requiring multiple ports?? If not why is it required?

Cheers,

Stuart

stuartgmilton :uk: (BOB member since 2003-01-30)

2

when you log on to infoview or Central Manangement Console through internet explorer, following is the url:

http://applicationserver:port/businessobjects/enterprise115/adminlaunch

and on the log in page to infoview or CMC, you first enter the system name, which is “BOServer:port”.

and when you log onto any client tools such as reporter, designer etc, you enter the “BOServer:port” too, in your case it is “smh413:6400”.

So it seems like, your BO installation is done on smh413 server, and hence your BO engine and CMS are running on that server. I dont know, whether your BO Engine and your application server(tomcat) both are running on smh413 server or not. If both are running on the same server, then your infoview and CMC url will be
http://smh413:8080/businessobjects/enterprise115/adminlaunch

So, on the same server, 6400 port is used for CMS and 8080 is used for tomcat.

trmishra (BOB member since 2006-07-21)

3

6400 is the default port for the CMS, so you can actually leave it off and everything will still work. It’s only required if you are running the CMS on a different port.

ajunell :us: (BOB member since 2004-05-03)

4

Do you need to explain it at all? You can hide the field for “system” by editing the web.xml file. This is what we did in addition to hiding the “authentication” field. Defaults can be set when hiding these.

BoB LoblaW :us: (BOB member since 2007-10-23)

5

Please explain that further, what section am I looking for to edit this particular field?

Cheers,

Stuart

stuartgmilton :uk: (BOB member since 2003-01-30)

6

The web.xml file is located in <tomcat_home>\webapps\businessobjects\enterprise115\desktoplaunch\WEB-INF\web.xml. Look for these lines:


    <context-param>
        <param-name>cms.default</param-name>
        <param-value>ENTER YOUR CMS HERE</param-value>
    </context-param>

Further down in the file, change this parameter to false to hide the field:


	<context-param>
		<param-name>cms.visible</param-name>
	    <param-value>true</param-value>
	</context-param>

BoB LoblaW :us: (BOB member since 2007-10-23)

7

Yes, there can, and they each would run on a different port. This would be considered a cluster.

MichaelWelter :vatican_city: (BOB member since 2002-08-08)