FileNet P8 Application Engine, Version 5.2.1            Operating systems:  Solaris

Configuring Application Engine (Solaris)

When Solaris starts up, it takes the first several ports, called anon ports, to use for its communication daemons.

About this task

By default, the maximum tcp_smallest_anon_port is 32768. FileNet® P8 uses several ports higher than 32768.

To use these ports on Solaris-based systems, you must first enable the ports by setting the smallest anon port to 32778. By doing so, the ports used by Solaris communication daemons will be 32778 or greater, leaving 32777 available for FileNet P8 use.

The Solaris platform provides several different tools, such as the netstat command, to determine if a port is in use.

Procedure

  1. Determine the current tcp_smallest_anon_port setting. From the command line, enter the following command: ndd -get /dev/tcp tcp_smallest_anon_port
  2. Enable port 32777. If the port returned in the step above is less than 32778, you must enable port 32777. Edit the /lib/svc/method/net-init file. Add the following line before the exit 0 entry at the bottom of the file:
    ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_smallest_anon_port 32778
  3. Reboot the Application Engine server to force the release of ports required by the Application Engine that might be in use by the operating system. Failure to reboot after these changes are made can result in the port being unavailable, generating OpenSocket errors.


Last updated: March 2016
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