1. Server Manager Guide
  2. Multiple Management Consoles

Multiple Management Consoles

If desired, you can install and operate multiple separate Management Console installations on a single machine. This model is supported in addition to the standard functionality whereby you can use a single Management Console to manage separate JD Edwards EnterpriseOne installations.

To install multiple Management Consoles on a single machine, you should install each Management Console in completely separate locations. The Management Console installer automatically detects a prior console installation and will properly configure any subsequent installations. This includes the configuration of the TCP/IP ports used by the embedded J2EE application server and the creation of the Microsoft Windows service name to ensure there are no conflicts. Additionally, you should ensure the HTTP port supplied during the Server Manager installation is unique and not currently in use. Refer to Verify HTTP Ports in this appendix.

When you are installing an additional Management Console on a machine it is important that the existing previous installations be stopped. There are two TCP/IP ports utilized by server manager that must be manually configured to prevent conflicts during the setup wizard:

  • Management Server JMX Port

    This is the port on which the Management Console listens for incoming connections from remote Management Agents. The default value is 14501.

    You must define this value to an unused port on the machine. A good practice is to increase the value by 1000 to 15501 for the second console, 16501 for the third, and so on, provided those ports are not used by any other application running on the machine. You must properly set this value prior to installing any Managed Homes.

  • Management Agent Starting Port

    This port is the start port the Management Console will assign to remote Management Agents. The default value is 14502.

    If you will be using the new Management Console to manage machines that are also managed from another Management Console, you must change this value. A good practice is to change this value anytime you change the Management Agent Starting Port. Unlike the Management Server JMX Port, you can change this port at any time, including after you have installed Managed Homes.

When you have properly configured these ports you can simultaneously start and run any other Management Console instances on the same machine.