Firewalls and ports
In specific cases, firewall and ports may require special attention.
Firewalls and ports are an important part of your installation environment. Normally the default settings do not interfere with a basic installation, but there is a variety of possibilities regarding network and firewall configurations. This list provides some of the most common points of attention and is by no means comprehensive.
The user responsible for the network setup knows all the items that should be checked in your environment and has access to the specific technical documentation. Details can be found in the Advanced topics for installers section.
MSDTC
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service is a component of Microsoft Windows that is responsible for coordinating transactions spanning across multiple resource managers such as databases, message queues, and file systems.
NETBIOS
NETBIOS is the Network Basic Input/Output System. It is the ports and protocols used by all communication between the Content Manager server and database servers.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the standard for e-mail transmissions across the internet.
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is the relational database management system (RDBMS) produced by Microsoft.
Oracle RDBMS
Oracle Database, or simply Oracle, is the relational database management system (RDBMS) produced by Oracle Corporation.
HTTPS (SSL)
HTTPS is a URI scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection. It refers to the combination of a normal HTTP interaction over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).