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 WebSphere Application Server for Network Deployment, you can view this administrative console page by clicking one of the following paths:

• Servers > Application Servers > server_name > Ports > port_name

• Servers > JMS Servers > server_name > Security Port Endpoint

• Servers > JMS Servers > server_name > Ports > port_name

Configuration tab

Port Name

The 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 application server. You can select a radio button to:

Well-known Port

Select a previously defined port from the drop down list

User-defined Port

Create a port with a new name by entering the name in the text box

Data type

String

Host

The IP address, domain name server (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 155.123.88.201.

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 Version 4) format for all platforms, and IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) format on specific operating systems where the server supports IPv6.

Data type	String
Default	* (asterisk)

Port

The 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.

Data type	Integer
Default	None

Table 1. End points and their respective port ranges. This table lists sever endpoints and their respective port ranges. In contrast to the z/OS platform, the ORB_LISTENER_ADDRESS and the BOOTSTRAP_ADDRESS must not specify the same port in a distributed or iSeries environment.

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	1 - 65536
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