Resolving port conflicts

Reconfiguring the RMI port

About the RMI port

Remote method invocation (RMI) is a protocol used for communication between remote Java objects.

The ports ContentDirector uses for RMI are assigned to 1099 by default. Other applications might also bind to port 1099, causing port conflicts. MS Outlook is one example of this. If port 1099 is bound by another application at the time of the ContentDirector installation process, the conflict is resolved silently by the installation utility. If a port conflict arises after installation, follow the instructions below to resolve it.

Reconfiguring the RMI port

Two scripts are available for reconfiguring the RMI port.

chgports allows you to specify the port to use for RMI.
chgreg automatically changes the port to the next available port and displays the new port number

The location of these scripts depends on the operating system of the core application machine:

Under Windows, the ContentDirector\Ccm directory
Under Solaris, the /opt/NTAPccm/bin directory

To reconfigure the RMI port, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Stop the ContentDirector service.
2	Navigate to ContentDirector\Ccm (for Windows) or /opt/NTAPccm/bin (for Solaris).
3	At the prompt, run either chgports or chgreg: To run chgports, type: chgports -rn <port number> where <port number> is the new port, then press Enter. To run chgreg, type: chgreg then press Enter.
4	Start the ContentDirector service.