BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide

Communication between the application tier and CMS

Not all BusinessObjects Enterprise components use the directory listing service on the CMS to make their initial connections with other elements of BusinessObjects Enterprise.

The WSA contacts the CMS using a pre-defined address and port number. The CMS replies with its address and a second port number, which by default is selected dynamically. Subsequent communications continue using this address and second port number.

You can use the -requestport command to configure the CMS to reply with a fixed port number for subsequent communications, rather than one that is dynamically selected. Using the -port option, you can also customize the CMS to listen on a specific port for initial communications, rather than using the pre-defined default value (port 6400 for the CMS).

Note:    

• Before changing the default port numbers, see "Changing the default server port numbers" on page 139 for additional configuration information.
• You may also change the default port that the CMS uses to listen for initial communications from the Configuration tab of the Properties dialog in the Central Configuration Manager.