Port 9710 was reported as currently in use by the system

Oracle BI presentation services won't startup after port change.

scenario:

Host1 has already BI presentation services running with the default ports and
you installed BI presentation services in another home as a different user and when you try to start the services you will get port 9710 is already in use.


You changed instanceconfig.xml file

$BI_DATAHOME/web/config/instanceconfig.xml to a different port and the log still shows the default port.

>vi sawserver.out.log
"sawserver.out.log" 45 lines, 1392 characters
Type: Information
Severity: 30
Time: Mon May 16 14:59:48 2011
File: project/sawserver/sawserver.cpp Line: 386
Properties: ThreadID-1
Location:
saw.sawserver

Oracle BI Presentation Services 10.1.3.4.1 (Build 090414.1900) are starting up.
---------------------------------------
Type: Warning
Severity: 40
Time: Mon May 16 14:59:49 2011
File: project/webcomm/socketrpcserver.cpp Line: 323
Properties: ThreadID-1
Location:
saw.rpc.server.initialize
saw.sawserver

Port 9710 was reported as currently in use by the system. The configured listener address may be in the TIME_WAIT state or may be
in use by some other service.
---------------------------------------
Type: Error
Type: Information
Severity: 30
Time: Mon May 16 14:59:48 2011
File: project/sawserver/sawserver.cpp Line: 386
Properties: ThreadID-1
Location:
saw.sawserver



solution:

stop saw server
add the below line to the top of the instanceconfig.xml file and before the dsn line.

WebConfig
ServerInstance
Listener port="9720"
DSN>AnalyticsWeb "careful this is case sensitive"



re start the saw server.