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Ports in business Objects

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#1

can any one list all the ports that are required to be open in business objects.
Also if the firewall exist then what are ports require to be open to access local client to BO server.

Thanks

Bosum (BOB member since 2009-07-21)

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#2

Web Application Server port, default 8080
Server Intelligence Agent (SIA) port, default 6410
Central Management Server (CMS) port, default 6400

If you have a distributed clustered environment with multiple CMS, you would need to have unique ports assigned to each CMS. We have also assigned unique ports to multiple SIA nodes.

For example, in a 2 CMS, 5 SIA nodes environment, you can do the following port configuration:

Tomcat port : 8080
CMS 1: 6401
SIA 1: 6410

CMS2: 6402
SIA 2: 6411

SIA 3: 6412
SIA 4: 6413
SIA 5: 6414

Farhan Jaffery :us: (BOB member since 2005-08-27)

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#3

If you are trying to configure a firewall to work with the report servers, etc, you might want to go hard code the services to use specific ports in the range that you open in the firewall. You can do this via the CMC- Go into the server properties, uncheck “Auto Assign” next to “Request Port” and specify the port you want to use.

Ruune :us: (BOB member since 2007-08-13)

#4

Thank you for looking into this

Here is below mentioned problem :
I tried to access/login designer client installed in local machine (laptop) but the connection is not successfull to BO server (communication failure).
Then in command window executed command “NETSTAT” and below is message:
<>:2194 SYN SENT

any idea how to succesfully log into designer.

Thanks

Bosum (BOB member since 2009-07-21)

#5

Using the CMC- going into the server properties, i uncheck “Auto Assign” next to “Request Port” and i specify the port ‘6400’

but now i am facing below problems:
CMS is down.
Cannot access CMC.
Cannot access infowview.

Please guide.

Thanks

Bosum (BOB member since 2009-07-21)

#6

To answer your question. Have you tried undoing your settings in the CCM? I’m not sure you’d be able to check an auto assing box, but changing ports would definitely be possible.

wahey :netherlands: (BOB member since 2007-05-31)

#7

Hi Wahey

Thanks for looking into this problem.

Can you suggest any idea to revert back the changes that i did in CMS (going into the server properties, i uncheck “Auto Assign” next to “Request Port” and i specify the port ‘6400’ )
through CMC.

I need to up the CMS server and access the CMC successfully.

Thanks

Bosum (BOB member since 2009-07-21)

#8

If the CMS servers are on different machines in the cluster, shouldn’t they be able to have the same port numbers? it will be serverA:6400 and serverB:6400, those ports are on different server hostnames so they shouldn’t have to be unique since they wouldn’t conflict with each other. you will still be able to login to the cluster using either CMS or the Cluster name.

dehuang83 :afghanistan: (BOB member since 2006-01-18)

#9

The CMS default name server port is 6400, if you’ve set the request port to 6400 as well then you have a problem.

I’d suggest getting in touch with BO support.

cashworth (BOB member since 2005-02-09)

#10

Ruune, you’re a lifesaver. Thanks.

twenty5 (BOB member since 2008-01-22)