Changing default port numbers for Cognos TM1 Admin Server

If you change the default values for the TM1 Admin Server host port number or the TM1 Admin Server SSL port number in IBM® Cognos® Configuration, you need to manually update the new values in the UNIX and Microsoft Windows services file across all the affected computers in your environment. This operating system file is not updated by Cognos TM1®.

About this task

Update the operating system services file on any computer running Cognos TM1 components that need to communicate with the Cognos TM1 Admin Server. For example:

  • Cognos TM1 Server
  • Cognos TM1 desktop clients such as Cognos TM1 Architect or Cognos TM1 Perspectives
  • Custom Cognos TM1 applications created with the Cognos TM1 API.
  • Cognos TM1 Web (web server only)

Procedure

  1. Locate and open the services file for the specific operating system.

    • For UNIX, the typical location of the services file is:

      /etc/services

    • For Windows, the typical location of the services file is:

      C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\services

  2. Add or edit the following entries in the services file with the new port numbers. For example:

    tm1adminsvr 5400/tcp # Added by IBM Cognos TM1

    tm1admsrv_ssl 5403/tcp # Added by IBM Cognos TM1

  3. Save and close the file.
  4. Repeat these steps for each computer running Cognos TM1 components that communicate with the Cognos TM1 Admin Server.
Parent topic: Advanced Cognos TM1 Admin Server and Cognos TM1 Server configuration