Determining port numbers

To determine the port number to use with web interfaces such as Business Space and the portlet-based dashboards, review the configuration in the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console.

About this task

In a network deployment (ND) environment, you normally use a proxy server or an HTTP server for security reasons and for workload balancing. Instead of incoming HTTP requests going directly to a specific cluster member, they go to a proxy server that can spread the requests across the multiple cluster members that perform the work. In this case, you need the host name and port number of the proxy server or web server, which in turn forwards the request to a cluster member.

Procedure

To determine the port numbers for an application server, complete the following steps:
1. In the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, select Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers.
2. Select the name of your server or cluster member (such as server1).
3. Under Communications, click Ports.
The port number to use with web interfaces such as Business Space and the portlet-based dashboards is listed as WC_defaulthost_secure in an environment with security and WC_defaulthost in an environment without security. This page also provides the port number for the bootstrap port, the SOAP connector port, and other ports that you might be asked to enter while working with IBM® Business Monitor.
To determine the port numbers for a proxy server, complete the following steps:
1. In the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, select Servers > Server Types > WebSphere proxy servers.
2. Select the name of your server (such as proxy).
3. Under Communications, click Ports.
The port number to use with web interfaces such as Business Space and the portlet-based dashboards is listed as PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS in an environment with security and PROXY_HTTP_ADDRESS in an environment without security. This page also provides the port number for the bootstrap port, the SOAP connector port, and other ports that you might be asked to enter while working with IBM Business Monitor.

Results

Web modules are deployed to a virtual host (by default named defaulthost). Virtual hosts are configured in the administrative console by clicking Environment > Virtual hosts. The virtual host that you choose for each web module must include the HTTP or HTTPS port that is used by the server (or cluster member) where the web modules are deployed. Additionally, each of the IBM Business Monitor web modules should use the same virtual host. There are web modules in most of the IBM Business Monitor, Business Space, and REST applications (EAR files).