Ports settings
Use this to view and change the configuration for a communication port used by run-time components running within a process. A communication port provides host and port specifications for a server.
For WAS for ND, you can view this console page by clicking one of the following paths:
- Servers | Application Servers | server | Ports | port_name
- Servers | JMS Servers | server | Security Port Endpoint
- Servers | JMS Servers | server | Ports | port_name
Configuration tab
- Port Name
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Name of the port. The name must be unique within the server.
Note that this field displays only when you are defining a port for an appserver. You can select either:
- Well-known Port
- When you select this option , you can select a previously defined port from the drop down list
- User-defined Port
- When you select this option, create a port with a new name by entering the name of the new port in the text box
Data type String - Host
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Specify the IP address, DNS host name with domain name suffix, or just the DNS host name, used by a client to request a resource (such as the naming service, administrative service, or JMS broker).
For example, if the host name is myhost, the fully qualified DNS name can be myhost.myco.com and the IP address can be 1.5.123.88.201.
Host names on the ports can be resolvable names or IP addresses. The server will bind to the specific host name or IP address that is supplied. That port will only be accessible through the IP address that is resolved from the given host name or IP address. The IP address may be of the IPv4 (Internet Protocol V4) format for all platforms, and IPv6 (Internet Protocol V6) format on specific operating systems where the server supports IPv6.
Data type String Default * (asterisk) - Port
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Port for which the service is configured to accept client requests. The port value is used in conjunction with the host name.
Port numbers in the server can be reused among multiple ports as long as they have host names that resolve to unique IP addresses and there is not a port with the same port number and a wildcard ( * ) host name. A port number is valid in the range of 0 and 65535. 0 specifies that the server should bind to any ephemeral port available.
Port sharing cannot be created using the administrative console. If share a port, use wsadmin commands to define that port. You must also make sure that the same discrimination weights are defined for all of the transport channels associated with that port.
For a WAS Network Deployment configuration, protocol channels only accept their own protocol. However, application channels usually accept anything that reaches them. Therefore, for application channels, such as WebContainer, or Proxy, you should specify larger discrimination weights when sharing levels with protocol channels, such as HTTP or SSL. The one exception to this rule is if you have application channels that perform discrimination tests faster than the protocol channels. For example, a JFAP channel is faster at deciding on a request than the SSL protocol channel, and should go first for performance reasons. However, the WebContainer and Proxy channels must always be last because they accept everything that is handed to them.
Data type Integer Default None The following table lists server endpoints and their respective port ranges. In contrast to the z/OS platform, on a distributed platform or on the i5/OS platform, the ORB_LISTENER_ADDRESS and the BOOTSTRAP_ADDRESS endpoints must not specify the same port.
Endpoint (port) Acceptable values for the port field BOOTSTRAP_ADDRESS 1 - 65536 CSIV2_SSL_MUTUALAUTH_LISTENER_ADDRESS 1 - 65535 CSIV2_SSL_SERVERAUTH_LISTENER_ADDRESS 1 - 65535 DCS_UNICAST_ADDRESS 1 - 65536 DRS_CLIENT_ADDRESS 1 - 65536 ORB_LISTENER_ADDRESS 0 - 65535 (If 0 is specified, the server starts on any available port and does not use the location service daemon) SAS_SSL_SERVERAUTH_LISTENER_ADDRESS 1 - 65535 SIB_ENDPOINT_ADDRESS 1 - 65536 SIB_ENDPOINT_SECURE_ADDRESS 1 - 65536 SIB_MQ_ENDPOINT_ADDRESS 1 - 65536 SIB_MQ_ENDPOINT_SECURE_ ADDRESS 1 - 65536 SOAP_CONNECTOR_ ADDRESS 1 - 65536 WC_adminhost 1 - 65536 WC_adminhost_secure 1 - 65536 WC_defaulthost 1 - 65536 WC_defaulthost_secure 1 - 65536 ORB_SSL_LISTENER_ADDRESS Not supported on the distributed and iSeries platforms