Configuration Options to Use Specific Ports and Network Interfaces
TIBCO ActiveSpaces leverages TIBCO FTL internally to aid in connecting the different TIBCO ActiveSpaces processes so that they can communicate over the network. In certain cases, you might need to specify additional configuration information when initially setting up the data grid processes to help influence what ports and network interfaces should be chosen when the processes are started.
For example, a TIBCO ActiveSpaces client application might need to connect to a TIBCO ActiveSpaces tibdgproxy that is running on a server which has a firewall. In that case, a network administrator might need to open a specific port or ports in the firewall so that the TCP connections can be made to the tibdgproxy running behind the firewall. After the tibdgproxy is started, it reads from its data grid configuration what port it should bind to when listening for incoming TCP connections to ensure that traffic can pass through the firewall.