Prerequisites - Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server
This is applicable for Firewall Analyzer version 7.4 (Build 7400) or earlier.
This topic deals with the following pre-requisites for setting up Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server in your enterprise.
Ports to be Freed
Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server requires the following ports to be free:
Port Number |
Usage |
8500 |
This is the default web server port. You will access the Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server
server from a web browser using
this port number. You may change this port during installation. |
514, 1514 |
These are the default listener ports on which Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server listens
for incoming logs exported from devices. |
33336 |
This is the port used to connect to the MySQL database in Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server
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Look up Changing Default Ports for help on changing the
default ports used by Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server
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Recommended System Setup
Apart from the System Requirements,
the following setup would ensure optimal performance from Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server:
- Run Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server on a separate, dedicated PC or server. The software
is resource-intensive, and a busy processor may cause problems in collecting
logs.
- Use the MySQL bundled with Firewall Analyzer Distributed Edition Admin Server that runs
on port 33336. You need not start another separate instance of MySQL.
Changing Default Ports
Changing the default MySQL port:
- Edit the mysql-ds.xml file present in the <Firewall Analyzer Home>/server/default/deploy
directory.
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Change the port number in the following line to the desired port number:
<connection-url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:33336/firewall</connection-url>
- Save the file and restart the server.
Changing the default web server port:
- Edit the sample-bindings.xml file present in the <Firewall Analyzer Home>/server/default/conf
directory.
- Change the port number in the following line to the desired port number:
<binding port="8500"/>
- Save the file and restart the server.
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