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Firewall considerations for the Tivoli Data Warehouse
Firewalls can be a significant factor in most Tivoli Data Warehouse implementations.
The following minimum requirements must be met:
- The Warehouse Proxy Agent must be able to communicate with:
- The database
- The hub monitoring server
- The agents that are exporting data
- The Summarization and Pruning Agent must be able to communicate with:
- The database
- The monitoring server it is configured to communicate with (not necessarily the hub)
- The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server
The default Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server interface port of 15001 is also used after the initial connection of the Summarization and Pruning Agent to the portal server over port 1920. Any firewalls between the two need to allow communications on either 15001 or whichever port is defined for any newTivoli Enterprise Portal Server interface used per the instructions in Define a Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server interface on Windows.
- The agents exporting data to the Warehouse Proxy Agent must be able to communicate with the Warehouse Proxy Agent.
Firewalls contains information on the firewall options available. The IBM redbook Tivoli Management Services Warehouse and Reporting, available from http://www.redbooks.ibm.com, discusses firewall considerations specific to the Tivoli Data Warehouse in detail.
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