Communication Requirements

Network Configuration

The server must have a fully qualified hostname (include short hostname and domain name) that is registered in the DNS.

When performing a distributed installation, all application servers must have DNS entries.

The server name must be defined in /etc/hosts as follows:

Both the fully qualified name and the short hostname must be linked to a physical IP address (internal). To make sure the correct name is defined, use the following commands:

grep `eval hostname` /etc/hosts

This command must return a valid entry with a physical IP address.

Enter the following commands to find the internal IP address:

/sbin/ifconfig -a | grep addr: | grep -v 127.0.0.1 | awk '{print $2}'

See the following example for /etc/hosts:

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs

# that require network functionality will fail.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

10.1.222.22 ml-inst.corp.metalib.com ml-inst

The first active line should be configured exactly as shown in the example.

The second line should contain the internal IP address, followed by the fully qualified name (hostname + domain name), the short name, and any possible aliases.

Server Access

Ex Libris access to the system via the Internet is required, with a minimum bandwidth of 64 KBp.

Ex Libris staff will require access to the following:

The SFX server – for the installation of the SFX software, setup, support, and troubleshooting during the implementation and maintenance phases
If a firewall is installed, ssh access must be enabled for Ex Libris Support and Implementation staff for the following IP addresses:
- HQ Jerusalem Israel:
  212.179.71.70
  
  212.179.71.34
- Local Ex Libris office – USA:
  - Des Plaines
    207.56.64.194
  - Boston
    12.21.149.130
- Local Ex Libris office – Germany:
  - Seefeld
    217.91.56.60
  - Hamburg
    195.37.97.145
  - Cologne
    194.8.220.178
- Local Ex Libris office – France:
  195.5.253.245
- Local Ex Libris office – UK:
  88.96.11.121
- Local Ex Libris office - Australia
  203.87.118.110

In addition, where relevant, access must be enabled for IP addresses of the local Ex Libris office or distributor (for details, refer to your local Ex Libris representative or distributor).

Ports and Activity Type

The following ports must be open and dedicated to SFX ito provide access for implementation, support, and maintenance activities from outside the firewall:

Telnet or ssh standard port (incoming)
Port 10022 for MFT downloads of revisions
HTTP ports (incoming) – This includes the reverse proxy server port that you select. The default ports are 80 and 3410. (In case of multiple installations, use 34<copy number>0 ports). Each SFX instance has a unique port accessed by the reverse proxy server – 3001 (for the global instance), 3002, and 3003 are the default ports. (In case of multiple installations, use 3<copy number>01, 3<copy number>02, and 3<copy number>03, etc. ports). HTTP ports may be reconfigured by the system administrator after the SFX installation.

Use of other ports must be coordinated with Ex Libris.