Controlling IQ Agent port number

Prior to Sybase IQ 12.6, the port number used for IQ Agent/plug-in communication was hard-coded to 1099. In Sybase IQ 12.6, you can override the default value when starting the plug-in and Agent. (Once started, you cannot change the port value.)

This functionality enables users to run IQ Agents for Sybase IQ 12.5 and 12.6 on the same system. It also allows you to run any number of 12.6 agents on a given host.

You can override the IQ Agent port number two ways: