User guide

Enabling the firewall on the IBM InfoSphere Information Server and
WebSphere Application Server
Open and make the TCP ports available through firewall for InfoSphere
Information Server and WebSphere Application Server.
Procedure
1. Activate the firewall on the DataStage server by using the following steps:
a. Click System > Administration > Security Level and Firewall.
b. In the Security Level Configuration window, click Firewall list and select
Enabled.
c. Click the SELinux tab and select Permissive from the SELinux Setting list.
2. Enable the ports for the DataStage server by using the following steps:
a. Log in to https:/<hostname>:<port>/ibm/console. InfoSphere Information
Server web-based client opens.
b. Click Servers > Server Types > Websphere application servers .
c. Select your server name from the Application Server panel.
d. On the Communications section, click Ports. A page that displays the list of
ports opens.
3. Additionally, you must enable all the was.* ports and dsrpc.port port. To do
this, follow these steps:
a. Open the response.txt file and add the port number with this command:
Note: The default location for response.txt file is:
/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Server/Projects
$ cat /opt/IBM/InformationServer/response.txt | grep -i port
A list of ports are displayed in the console.
b. Open the ports with this command:
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport <port_number> -j ACCEPT
c. Enable the ports was.* ports and dsrpc.port port.
d. Save the setting and restart the iptables with these commands:
service iptables save
service iptables restart
e. List the opened ports with this command:
iptables –L
f. Save this setting to a file by using the following command:
iptables-save > /root/ds_firewalls
g. Append the following lines to /etc/rc.local file so that setting is restored
upon restart:
iptables-restore > /root/ds_firewalls
Note: For more information about verifying the network and opening ports,
see
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r7/index.jsp?topic=
%2Fcom.ibm.swg.im.iis.productization.iisinfsv.install.doc%2Ftopics
%2Fwsisinst_pln_networks.html
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