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Reserve the desired port number or name for incoming connection requests

Details

The svcename parameter reserves the port number (or name, on Linux hosts) for listening to incoming communications from a Data Server Runtime Client. Both the database server port number or name and the TCP/IP service name must be defined on the database client.

When the database server is started, a port number or name is required to listen for incoming connection requests.

On Linux systems, the services file is found at: /etc/services

Solution

Run the following command to set the svcename parameter value.
db2 => update dbm cfg using svcename immediate or deferred

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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