KB15805: How to change the port that Tomcat uses when running MicroStrategy Web

By default, Tomcat uses the port 8080 to run Strategy Webapplications. However, occasionally users may have a port conflict and will need to change the port that Tomcat uses. To change the port number, follow the steps below:
 

• Shutdown the Tomcat application server.
• In the Tomcat installation folder, open the Conf directory.
• Create a backup of the server.xml file.
• Modify the original server.xml file and search for '8080'. Look for the following section of code:
  

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  <Connector
  port="8080" maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" maxSpareThreads="75"
  enableLookups="false" redirectPort="8443" acceptCount="100"
  debug="0" connectionTimeout="20000"
  disableUploadTimeout="true" />
  
• Modify the value of the port parameter to the desired value.
• Save and close the server.xml file.
• Start the Tomcat Application Server.
• Access Strategy Web Universal 9.x with the new port number in the URL:
  http://MACHINENAME:PORT_NUMBER/MicroStrategy/servlet/mstrWeb
  

 
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