Postgres DB Management Server

While trying out Postgresql (EnterpriseDB 8.4) database, I wanted to see what the management server has. Looking through the enterprise DB documentation did not turn up the port number. I used lsof to list the ports on listen mode. This action turned up several ports between 9011 and 9019. At this point, I tried some of them on the browser but none worked possibly because of the local firewall.

After several unsuccessful searches, I navigated through the installation folders and realized that the management server run on jboss. I then made a specific search for Jboss http port configuration as I my experience was with tomcat only. It was a pleasant surprise that Jboss uses tomcat for its web apps. Looking through $EDB_HOME/mgmtsvr/server/default/deploy/jboss-web.deployer/server.xml revealed that the HTTP port is 9011. I added this to the firewall exclusion list and I was ready to explore.

At first sight, the management server does not appear to have many features. This is especially since I have interacted with the Oracle enterprise console. With that ended another step in my journey with Postgresql.