Originally posted by: lcampbell

I'm stuck in the middle of a Windows Admin and a Storage Solutions admin. I have an AIX 6.1 box running Tivoli , just do backup our servers. This is converting off an older Windows Tivoli server. They currently have a monitoring tool called Storeserver AManager that the operators use instead of the CLI to montior Tivoli and they want this connected to the AIX Tivoli server (The Storserver App runs on a Windows server). The application needs a port on the AIX box to connect with. However they do not supply me with any application to make a port "LISTEN" on the AIX box, they just keep telling me I need to give them an open port. Now I know how to use netstat and lsof, everything that is listening seems to have a use on the box. So my question is, how can I connect this thing up safely as to not drop an AIX process that I need running ?

Originally posted by: alethad

If they aren't needing to install a piece of their app on your AIX then give them a port higher than you normal ranges. Like port# 10000 or 20000 or whatever you deem a safe port#. Then you won't have to worry about them stepping on one of your apps.

I have a freeware app that I run on my AIX that needed a high port number and all I had to do for that was add a line to my /etc/services. It didn't have to LISTEN. Can't tell if this is the same case for you but could be. Not sure if you'll need to edit that file but I would just for documentation sake if nothing else.

I'm sure someone else might have a better way to handle it.
Good luck.

Originally posted by: lcampbell

Yeah, I knew I'd forget something. The applications port limit is 9999 , can they make it any harder on me ??

Originally posted by: alethad

Or stupider? Why limit it?
What can we say other than "Vendors". :)