Changing the DB2 port

After you install the DB2 database of the BigFix server, you can change the DB2 instance connection port and set it in the BigFix configuration files as follows:

  1. Stop all the BigFix services and all applications connected to the DB2 instance.
  2. Change the DB2 connection port:
    #su - db2inst1
    $db2 update dbm cfg using SVCENAME <new_port_number>
    $db2stop; db2start
  3. Open the configuration file: /var/opt/BESServer/besserver.config
  4. Go to [Software\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\Settings\Client\_BESServer_Database_Port] and set the new port number as follows:
    value  = "<new_port_number>"
  5. Open the configuration file: /var/opt/BESWebReportsServer/beswebreports.config
  6. Go to [Software\BigFix\Enterprise Server\FillAggregateDB] and set the new port number as follows:
    Port  = "<new_port_number>"
  7. Start all the BigFix services.