Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

Minimum Dynamic Server (-minport)

Use Minimum Dynamic Server (-minport) to specify the lowest port number in a specified range of port numbers accessible to a client.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-minport n
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Database Server	–	1,025	–	1,025

n

The port number that is the lower in a specified range.

You specify the higher port number with the -maxport parameter. Ports below 1025 are usually reserved for system TCP and UDP. The range of port numbers defined by the -maxport and -minport parameters provides client access to an OpenEdge server that is behind a firewall. This communication is possible only when the access to the server can be limited.