Use the steps outlined in this section to define a Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server interface
on Windows.
Procedure
- On the computer where the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server is
installed, click Start → Programs → IBM Tivoli Monitoring →
Manage Tivoli® Monitoring
Services.
- Right-click Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server.
- Click Advanced → Configure TEPS Interfaces. Initially, the list has one definition named "cnps," using port
15001 for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server and
the IBM® Tivoli integrated Web server at http://mysystem:15200
(where the variable mysystem is the host name). Port 80, for
an external Web server, is assumed if the URL does not specify 15200
for the integrated Web server.
Note: If IIS is being used as the external
Web server for Tivoli Enterprise Portal over a
firewall, you may experience performance problems like slow download
times. Socket pooling may also cause problems under certain conditions.
If you encounter problems, try using a port other than the default
port 80 on the IIS server.
- Click Add.
- Define the interface. Complete the following fields:
- Interface Name
- Type a one-word title for the interface.
- Host
- If you are defining an interface for a specific NIC or different
IP address on this computer, type the TCP/IP host address. Otherwise,
leave this field blank.
- Proxy Host
- If you are using address translation (NAT), type the TCP/IP address
used outside the firewall. This is the NATed address.
- Port
- Type a new port number for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server.
The default 15001 is for the server host address, so a second host
IP address or a NATed address requires a different port number.
- Proxy Port
- If the port outside the firewall will be translated to something
different than what is specified for Port,
set that value here.
- Enable SSL for TEP clients
- Enable secure communications between clients and the portal server.
- Click OK to add the new Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server interface
definition to the list.