CMS database

CMS

Database server listen port

For example, SQL Anywhere uses port 2638.

SQL Anywhere is installed with BusinessObjects Enterprise. The CMS is the only server that communicates with the CMS database.

Reporting database

• Connection server
• Every job server child process
• Every processing server

Database server listen Port

For example, MySQL uses port 3306.

These servers retrieve information from the reporting database.

Web application server

• Live Office Rich Client
• All BusinessObjects Enterprise portals including InfoView and CMC

HTTP port and HTTPS port.

For example, on Tomcat the default HTTP port is 8080 and the default HTTPS port is 443.

The HTTPS port is only required if secure HTTP communication is used.

FTP server

Every job server

• FTP In (port 21)
• FTP Out (port 22)

The job servers use the FTP ports to allow send to FTP.

Email server

Every job server

SMTP (port 25)

The job servers use the SMTP port to allow send to email.

UNIX servers to which the job servers can send content

Every job server

• rexec out (port 512)
• (UNIX only) rsh out (port 514)

(UNIX only) The job servers use these ports to allow send to disk.

Authentication server

• CMS
• Web application server that hosts the BusinessObjects Enterprise SDK
• Every Rich Client, except Live Office and Desktop Intelligence in three-tier "Zabo" mode

Connection port for third-party authentication.

For example, the connection server for the Oracle LDAP server is defined by the user in the file ldap.ora.

User credentials are stored in the third-party authentication server.

The CMS, BusinessObjects Enterprise SDK, and the Rich Clients that are listed communicate with the third-party authentication server when a user logs in.