Ports¶
Every network port MetaMiner listens on or connects to in a SAP BusinessObjects deployment, with defaults and where to change them.
For firewall planning, see Network Ports and Firewall. For exposure guidance, see Network Exposure.
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MMC[MetaMiner Client] -->|TCP 49714| MMS[MetaMiner Server]
Browser[Web browser] -->|TCP 49714 /web| MMS
MMS -->|loopback 49717| MMWA[Web Apps]
MMS -->|TCP 49614| MMDB[(MMDB)]
MMS -->|6400 + request ports| CMS[BusinessObjects CMS and servers]
MMS -->|WACS port| REST[BusinessObjects RESTful web service]
MMS -->|vendor port| DB[(Audit and CMS databases)]Ports MetaMiner listens on¶
| Port | Protocol | Process | Who connects | Default | How to change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMS port | TCP, HTTP and WebSocket, optional TLS | MetaMiner Server, service metaminer |
MetaMiner Clients, browsers (Web Console, /web/...), remote metrics agents, the MMA on the same machine |
49714 |
MMA Preferences > Settings > General > Server Port, then Validate and OK |
| Web Apps port | TCP, plain HTTP | MetaMiner Web Apps, service MetaMinerWebApps |
Only the MMS on the same machine; other callers are refused | 49717 |
-Dweb.apps.port in server\MetaMinerWebApps.ini; change only when Infolytik Support asks |
| Embedded MMDB port | TCP, PostgreSQL | Embedded PostgreSQL, service InfolytikPostgres |
The MMS, Web Apps and MetaQuery agent; your own SQL tools if you allow them | 49614 |
See the TODO below |
| Flow Scheduler port | TCP, plain HTTP | Flow Scheduler Service, service MetaMinerFSS |
Loopback only. Used for Tableau Prep scheduling; not used by BusinessObjects deployments | 49716 |
-Dflowscheduler.port in server\MetaMinerFSS.ini |
| Pulse dashboards | TCP, HTTP | Grafana, started by the MMS when Pulse is enabled | Browsers that open Pulse dashboards | 3000 |
grafana.port property |
| Metrics store | TCP, HTTP | InfluxDB, started by the MMS when enabled | The MMS on the same machine | 8086 |
influx.url property |
| Database Console | TCP, HTTP | Database console started from the MMA | A browser on the same machine (bound to 127.0.0.1) |
assigned at start | not configurable |
TODO: document the supported procedure to change the embedded MMDB port
The port is stored as postgres_port in server\config\config.json and is edited in the MMA MetaMiner Database
dialog. Confirm with engineering whether changing it also reconfigures the running PostgreSQL cluster.
Change the MMS port¶
- In the MetaMiner Administrator (MMA), open Preferences > Settings > General.
- Enter the new value in Server Port and click Validate. The MMA rejects ports above 65535 and ports already in use.
- Click OK. The MMS rebinds to the new port; connected clients are disconnected.
- Open the new port in the server's Windows firewall and in network firewalls.
- Give MMC users the new port for the Connection Manager, and update any bookmarks to the Web Console.
The same port carries TLS when MMS SSL is enabled (Configure SSL on the same page). See MetaMiner Server SSL.
Image of the MMA Settings dialog, General page, with the Server Port field, Validate button and Configure SSL button
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Automatic server discovery (optional, UDP multicast)
The MMC Connection Manager can find MetaMiner Servers on the local network with UDP multicast to group
228.5.6.7. The server listens on UDP 49352, 54215, 58632 and 63759; the client listens for replies on UDP
49752, 55447, 59429 and 64186. If you block these, type the server name and port by hand; nothing else is
affected.
Ports MetaMiner connects to¶
| Destination | Port | From | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| BusinessObjects CMS | 6400 (CMS name server default) |
MMS, MMA | SDK logon and repository queries |
| BusinessObjects server request ports | Assigned by BusinessObjects unless you fix them in the CMC | MMS, MMA | SDK calls to the CMS, Web Intelligence Processing Servers, and other servers. Fix the request ports in the CMC to make firewall rules stable |
| BusinessObjects RESTful web service (WACS) | 6405 by default in BusinessObjects; check your CMC |
MMS, MMA | Web Intelligence document processing, universe remapping, validation. Use the REST API URL override if the advertised address is not reachable |
| BI launch pad / web tier | Your web tier port (for example 8080 or 443) |
MMC users' browsers | Open in Browser and related client features use the BI web server URL configured for the environment |
| Audit database | Vendor port, for example SQL Server 1433, Oracle 1521, DB2 50000, SQL Anywhere 2638, MySQL 3306, SAP HANA 3<nn>15 |
MMS, MMA | Read-only audit queries |
| CMS repository database | Vendor port, as above | MMS, MMA | Read-only repository reads (optional, faster pulls) |
| External PostgreSQL MMDB | 5432 by default |
MMS, Web Apps, MMA | MetaMiner Database when not embedded |
| SMTP server | 25 or 587 (your server) |
MMS | Notification and alert email |
| LDAP / Active Directory | 389 by default |
MMS, MMA | Importing users when LDAP is enabled |
Ports the MetaMiner installer reserves
On install and upgrade, the installer reserves the configured MMS, Flow Scheduler, Web Apps and embedded MMDB ports so that Windows does not assign them to other programs automatically. The reservation does not take a port away from a program that already uses it or asks for it explicitly.