OBIEE running it on an other web port

On a default installation OBIEE runs on web port 9704. This means that the user will have the put the portnumber in the webadress. (http://myhostname:9704/analytics/saw.dll?Dashboard). If you want to run the websdervice on different portnumber or even better from the default port 80, this is what you have to do.

Step 1: Navigate to your OC4J config directory, ussally found in ..:\OracleBI\oc4j_bi\j2ee\home\config

Step 2: Add a new directory called: "backup_orignal". Copy the whole content of the config directory to the new directory. (better save then sorry......)

Step 3: Open the file named default-web-site.xml in a (XML) editor.

Step 4: between the {web-site} find the port= tag, change it to port = "80". Save the file.

Step 5: Add a new directory called: "backup_change_YYYYMMDDNNN" (fi:backup_change_20080723001. Copy the whole content of the config directory to the new directory. (Why?, if you not carefull during an upgrade you loose all your OC4J settings......)

Step 6: Stop and start your OC4J.

You can now run your OBIEE website from the new portnumber.

Of course you also have to alter the port number in the OBIEE config files:

...\OracleBI\oc4j_bi\j2ee\home\applications\bioffice\bioffice\WEB-INF\bioffice.xml

...\OracleBI\xmlp\XMLP\Admin\Configuration\xmlp-server-config.xml

...\OracleBIData\web\config\instanceconfig.xml

Till Next Time

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