Default Network Deployment instance

The name of the default Network Deployment instance is default. The default Network Deployment instance is contained in the directory structure under /QIBM/UserData/WebAS5/ND/default. This instance provides the necessary configuration files for starting and managing the deployment manager server that it contains. It also provides everything necessary to configure and manage WebSphere Application Server instances, or nodes, that are in the deployment manager's cell.

The default instance contains an application server with server name dmgr. The dmgr application server is a special application server which contains the deployment manager. The dmgr server contains the Network Deployment administrative console application and the Network Deployment filetransfer application. These applications enable the distributed management of one or more WebSphere Application Server instances, or nodes.

General properties

Pre-deployed applications

The dmgr server includes these applications, which enable the distributed management of one or more WebSphere Application Server instances, or nodes.

Default ports

The default Network Deployment instance is configured to use the ports listed here. To change any of these ports, run the chgwassvr script from Qshell:

/QIBM/ProdData/WebAS5/ND/bin/chgwassvr
 -server dmgr -port_parameter new_port

where -port_parameter is the parameter that you want to change and new_port is the new port number for that parameter. For example, to change the administrative console port to 9091, run this command:

/QIBM/ProdData/WebAS5/ND/bin/chgwassvr -server dmgr -admin 9091

Potential port conflicts with other versions or editions of WebSphere Application Server are noted where appropriate.

Port number Usage chgwassvr parameter Potential conflicts
9090 Administrative console port -admin

  • WebSphere Application Server V4.0, Advanced Single Server Edition default administrative console port
  • WebSphere Application Server V5.0 default administrative console port

9043 Administrative console SSL-enabled port -adminssl

  • WebSphere Application Server V5.0 default administrative console SSL-enabled port

9809 Name service port (also called bootstrap port or RMI connector port) -nameservice  
8879 SOAP port -soap  
7989 Data replication service (DRS) client port -drsclient  
9401 SAS server port -sas  
9403 CSIv2 server authentication port -csiv2server  
9402 CSIv2 client authentication port -csiv2client  
9100 ORB listener port -orblistener  
7277 Cell discovery port -celldiscovery  

To display information such as node name, ports used, servers and installed applications for the default instance, run the dspwasinst script from Qshell.

For information on creating additional WebSphere Application Server instances, see Administer instances of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.