Setting up firewall exceptions

In most cases, you can avoid specifying firewall exceptions by opening ports when you prepare a Microsoft Windows computer for installation. However, you might prefer to set up explicit firewall exceptions for client-side executable files that require network access.

1. Use your firewall software to set up firewall exceptions for the following executable files. The default location of these files is C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\Classic\.

   Table 1. Client-side executable files that require network access

   Executable file	Description
   admin.exe	IBM® InfoSphere® DataStage® and QualityStage® Administrator
   director.exe	IBM InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Director
   DSCompilerWizard.exe	Multi-job compiler used by IBM InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Designer
   DSDesign.exe	IBM InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Designer
   dsviewer.exe	Data set management for IBM InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Designer
   C:\IBM\InformationServer\jdk\jre\bin\java.exe C:\IBM\InformationServer\jdk\jre\bin\javaw.exe	Processes used to run Java™ programs. These processes are needed by all clients.
   C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\Classic\ISC\isc.exe	Program that runs the IBM InfoSphere Information Services Director console and IBM InfoSphere Information Analyzer console
   C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\istools\manager\manager.exe	IBM InfoSphere Information Server Manager
   C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\istools\cli\istool.bat	InfoSphere Information Server Manager command-line interface

2. Use your firewall software to set up firewall exceptions for the following executable files, which start stand-alone applications. The default location of these files is C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\Classic\.

   Table 2. Executable files for stand-alone tools that require network access

   Executable file	Description
   diffapicmdline.exe dsdiffexporter.exe	Compare command-line tool
   dsadmin.exe	Command-line administration tool
   dscc.exe	Command-line compiler tool
   dscmdexport.exe	Command-line export tool
   dscmdimport.exe	Command-line import tool
   dsexport.exe	Export tool
   dsimport.exe	Import tool
   dsjob.exe	Command-line job administration tool
   NLVAdmin.exe	Support tool for switching to English for a non-English installation
   XMDICmd.exe	Metadata importer utility
   XMLImporter.exe XMLMDImporter.exe	XML table definition importer