PQ62048: WEBSPHERE DOCUMENTATION FOR CONFIGURING A FIREWALL WAS UNCLEAR.

APAR status
Closed as documentation error.

Error description
Values from environment variables:
DAEMON_PORT for the Daemon (default value is 5555)
DAEMON_SSL_PORT for Daemon SSL (default value is 5556)
com.ibm.ws.naming.ldap.masterurl port for LDAP (default value
    is 1389)
RESOLVE_PORT for Systems Management (default value is 900)
BBOC_HTTP_PORT for J2EE server listening for HTTP requests
BBOC_HTTPS_PORT for HTTP SSL
.
In the Administration Application, SM EUI, values the following
on any server instances that specify them:
IIOP Firewall port
SSL Firewall port
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390                   *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The WebSphere for z/OS: Installation    *
*                      and Customization publication should be *
*                      updated to provide a list of the        *
*                      environment variables required to       *
*                      configure all ports for a firewall.     *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The WebSphere for z/OS: Installation and Customization
publication doesn't have a list of the environment variables
required to configure all ports for a firewall.

The WebSphere for z/OS: Installation and Customization
publication should be updated to include a list of the
environment variables required to configure all ports for a
firewall.
Problem conclusion
The following publications were revised as a result
of APAR PQ62048:
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NOTE: Periodically, we refresh the documentation on our
Web site, so the changes might have been made before you
read this text. To access the latest on-line
documentation, go to the product library page at:


http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/
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Document Name: WebSphere Application Server V4.0.1 for
               z/OS and OS/390: Installation and
               Customization
Document Number: GA22-7834-05
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The information on page 21, was change to now read:

You can set fixed port numbers for all connections to enable you
to configure your servers behind a firewall. If you need to use
the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) through a firewall,
ensure that your firewall supports IIOP.
To configure all ports for a firewall, set up the following
environment variables on a server instance basis:
- DAEMON_PORT for the Daemon (default value is 5555)
- DAEMON_SSL_PORT for Daemon SSL (default value is 5556)
- com.ibm.ws.naming.ldap.masterurl port for LDAP (default value
  is 1389)
- RESOLVE_PORT for Systems Management (default value is 900)
- BBOC_HTTP_PORT for J2EE server listening for HTTP requests
- BBOC_HTTPS_PORT for HTTP SSL
Also ensure you set up the following properties on server
instances that require them in the Administration application:
- IIOP Firewall port
- SSL Firewall port
Use unique ports on every system in the sysplex for recovery in
case a server instance gets restarted on a different server than
the one on which it was initially running.

Note: See to Appendix A, "Environment files" on page 391, for
more information on the environment variables and how to set
their values.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ62048
Reported component name WASKBASE
Reported component ID 5655A9801
Reported release 401
Status CLOSED DOC
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-06-07
Closed date 2002-09-24
Last modified date 2002-11-04

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Fix information

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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 401
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ62048
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Nov 4, 2002