NDG port defaults to 8181 after 12.9 CU2 upgrade in Configuration Automation

Products

• CA Configuration Automation

Issue/Introduction

After upgrading to Configuration Automation (CCA) 12.9 CU2, the Network Discovery Gateway (NDG) fails to honor the configured communication port. The CCA Server defaults to port 8181 regardless of the value specified in the user interface.

Connection between CCA server and NDG fails, if your configured port is not the default port 8181. The connection only works if the firewall is opened for port 8181 and the NDG is manually set to port 8181.

The cca.log file in CCA install-folder\logs folder contains the following error:

Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: ConnectException invoking http://####:8181/cmnDiscovery: Connection timed out: connect

Environment

CA Configuration Automation 12.9 CU2

Cause

The 12.9 CU2 update introduces a regression where the NDG port configuration is ignored by the CCA Server, reverting to the default port 8181.

Resolution

To update the NDG port, follow these steps:

1. Update the port in the registry entry on the server where NDG is installed. The registry path is
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ComputerAssociates\Network Discovery Gateway\SoapPort
   
   
2. Restart both NDG services after the registry update.
   
   
3. Update the port in the CCA Server UI Network tab.
   
   
   Once these steps are completed, the CCA Server communicates with the NDG using the specified port as configured in step 3.