Verifying access to the application server

You can verify access to the application server by pinging the http or https port for the application server.

About this task

The simplest way to verify that the application server is running and that the ports are accessible is with a ping command. If you do not know the current protocol or port settings, evaluate the MAD_CONNSTR environment variable, which maintains the application server name, protocol (http or https) setting, and the active port number.

The port values can be 4-digit or 5-digit numbers and depend on your organization’s internal policy for assigning numbers.

Note: A successful response from the http or https port of the application server does not necessarily indicate that the InfoSphere® MDM operational server is deployed or running. To make that determination, access the administrative console for the application server.

Procedure

  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. Get the current values of the MAD_CONNSTR environment variable.
    Based on your operating system, run the appropriate command to get the current values of the MAD_CONNSTR environment variable.
    • For Microsoft Windows: set MAD_CONNSTR.
    • For IBM® AIX®, Linux®, or Solaris: echo $MAD_CONNSTR
  3. Open a browser.
  4. Based on the returned values, attempt to navigate to the server and port.