Changing the number of the DWA server port

You can change the number of the port that the IBM® Engineering Requirements Management DOORS® - Web Access (DWA) server listens on for HTTP requests by editing the server.xml file in the conf subdirectory. The server.xml file is a Tomcat file.

About this task

The server.xml file has a block of text that you use to specify the port that the DWA server listens on for HTTP (non-secure) requests.

CAUTION:
Take care when changing the server.xml file. Incorrect edits can lead to a complete loss of system functionality. Always make a backup of the file before you edit it.

Procedure

  1. Open the server.xml file.
  2. Change the port number for the non-SSL port:
    1. Navigate to the following line
      <!-- Define a non-SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8080 -->
    2. Change the port number in the line <Connector port="8080". This number is the port that the server listens on for HTTP requests.
  3. Save the file, and then restart the server.
  4. On your IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (DOORS) database server, rerun the dbadmin command and include the new port number with the -dwaPort parameter. See the help for Configuring the DOORS database server and The DOORS redirector service.
    Attention: Make sure to modify necessary files or entries in the server.xml, broker, and Derby file if the default ports are used by other application.

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