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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 avoid port conflicts when a make sure that the client FEWS PI Service is started on the same machine as a backend FEWS PI Service or when multiple instance of a backend FEWS PI Service are running on the same machineServices 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:
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