Default port numbers used by Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

A number of default port numbers are defined for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus. You can change these default values.

The following table lists the default ports and specifies how to change these port numbers.

Table 1. Default ports
Component and default port Port configuration
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus servers:
  • ObjectServer (NCOMS): 4100
  • Process agent (NCO_PA): 4200
  • Gateway server (NCO_GATE): 4300
  • Proxy server (NCO_PROXY): 4400
 These default port numbers are defined in the Server Editor, but they are configurable and rarely used with the default values. Amend the port numbers as necessary, and then save your changes.

On UNIX systems that do not have a graphical interface, you can amend the port numbers by editing the $NCHOME/etc/omni.dat file.
IDUC: Variable value The operating system supplies the port number. To change the port number, perform any of the following actions:
  • Edit the Iduc.ListeningPort property in the $NCHOME/omnibus/etc/servername.props file, where servername is the ObjectServer name.
  • Use the command-line option -listeningport when running the nco_objserv command.
  • Specify the port in the /etc/services file on the host workstation.
IBM® Eclipse Help System (IEHS) The default port number used to access the IEHS server is 8888.

The server can typically be accessed by specifying the following address:

http://IP_address:port

Where IP_address is the IP address of the host computer, and port is 8888.
Probes: See the individual probe publications The port numbers for individual probes vary, and they are documented in the publication for each specific probe.

From the information center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v8r1/index.jsp, you can access probe publications as follows: expand the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus node in the navigation pane on the left, and go to the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus probes and TSMs node.