Disabling the Port Assignment

One of the easist ways to disable Oracle from assigning both XML DB ports (FTP and HTTP/WebDAV) is to remove the following instance parameter from the database:

dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=XDB)'

This change would obviously require bouncing the database.

A second way to disable the XML DB ports is to simply change their port assignments to the value of zero (0). This is an attractive option since it uses code that can be incorporated directly into database creation scripts so that the value can be tweaked each time you create a new database.

Modifying these ports to zero can also be accomplished using a GUI; Oracle Enterprise Manager (version 9.2.0.1 or higher). Simply open OEM, select and expand the database. Next, expend the XML Database item and click on Configuration. You should be able to see and change any of the XML DB configuration parameters on the right-hand side of the OEM console. Simply make your changes and click APPLY to make them permanent.