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Lanfreetcpport

The lanfreetcpport option specifies the TCP/IP port number where the Tivoli® Storage Manager Storage Agent is listening.

Use this option when you specify lanfreecommmethod=TCPip for communication between the Tivoli Storage Manager client and Storage Agent. Do not specify the lanfreetcpport option if you want to use the NAMedpipes communication method for LAN-free communication.

Supported Clients

AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsThis option is only valid for AIX®, HP-UX, Linux x86_64, Linux on POWER®, and Solaris clients.

Windows operating systemsThis option is valid for all Windows clients.

Options File

AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsPlace this option in the dsm.sys file within a server stanza.

Windows operating systemsPlace this option in the client options file (dsm.opt).

Syntax

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>>-LANFREETCPPort-- --port_address-----------------------------><

Parameters

port_address
Specifies the TCP/IP port number where the Storage Agent is listening. The range of values is 1 through 32767; the default is 1500.

Note: The client lanfreetcpport value must match Storage Agent tcpport value for communications with the Storage Agent (virtual server). The client tcpport value must match the server tcpport value for communications with the actual server.

Examples

Options file:
lanfreetcpp 1520
Command line:
-lanfreetcpp=1520

This option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactive mode.