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This backend FEWS PI Service does not use the Explorer configuration, as described above, to obtain the listener port number. This is to make sure that the client FEWS PI Services can run independently from the backend FEWS PI Services without port conflicts. Instead the backend FEWS PI Service obtains its listener port from the global.properties files, using the entry:
PiServicePort=2001
When not configured the value defaults to 2001.
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