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Operations Manager i10.62

Administer > Setup and Maintenance > Monitored Nodes > Configure HTTPS communication > Configure two-way communication > Configure local communication ports

Configure local communication ports

OMi servers open outbound connections to HPE Operations Agents, and HPE Operations Agents open outbound connections to OMi gateway servers, as the figure below shows:

An OMi gateway server (1) opens outbound connections, for example, to deploy policy templates and instrumentation, or to launch actions.
An agent (2) opens outbound connections, for example, to send events and action responses.
An OMi data processing server (3) opens outbound connections to send certificates.

By default, OMi gateway servers, data processing servers, and HPE Operations Agents use local port 0 for outbound connections, which means that the operating system allocates the local port for each connection. Typically, the operating system will allocate local ports sequentially. For example, if the operating system allocated local port 5055 to an Internet browser, and then the agent opens a connection, the agent receives local port 5056.

However, if a firewall restricts the ports that you can use, you can configure OMi servers and HPE Operations Agents to use a specific range of local ports instead.

Tip Make sure the port range is wide enough to accommodate all server-agent connections. Each HPE Operations Agent that is connected to OMi requires about three ports. For example, if your OMi servers monitor 20 nodes, the range should be 60 ports wide.

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Tasks

How to configure local communication ports for all HTTPS clients

Log in to the system that you want to configure as a user with administrative rights and open a command prompt or shell.
On systems that run a UNIX or Linux operating system, ensure that the PATH variable contains the path to the agent commands.
- On HP-UX, Solaris, or Linux, type export PATH=/opt/OV/bin:$PATH and then press Enter.
- On AIX, type export PATH=/usr/lpp/OV/bin:$PATH and then press Enter.
Specify the range of local ports that the server or agent can use for outbound connections by typing the following command:

ovconfchg -ns bbc.http -set CLIENT_PORT <lower port number>-<higher port number>

Restart the communication processes:

ovc -kill ovc -start

How to configure local communication ports for individual HTTPS clients

Log in to the system that you want to configure as a user with administrative rights and open a command prompt or shell.
On systems that run a UNIX or Linux operating system, ensure that the PATH variable contains the path to the agent commands.
- On HP-UX, Solaris, or Linux, type export PATH=/opt/OV/bin:$PATH and then press Enter.
- On AIX, type export PATH=/usr/lpp/OV/bin:$PATH and then press Enter.
Specify the range of local ports that the server or agent can use for outbound connections by typing the following command:

ovconfchg -ns bbc.http.ext.<client_name> -set CLIENT_PORT <lower port number>-<higher port number>

Restart the communication processes:

ovc -kill ovc -start

Example:

To configure the local port range 62301 to 62310 for the message agent, run the following command:

ovconfchg -ns bbc.http.ext.opcmsga -set CLIENT_PORT 62301-62310

Restart the communication processes:

ovc -kill ovc -start

Example:

To configure the local port range 63101-63110 for the remote agent tool opr-agt on an OMi gateway server, run the following command:

ovconfchg -ns bbc.http.ext.java -set CLIENT_PORT 63101-63110

Restart the communication processes:

ovc -kill ovc -start

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