1. Why can't you make Class Finder Toolkit independent of the WAS installation?
Class Finder Toolkit relies on WAS features that are internal to WAS. Dependencies such as JARs, WAS security configuration, etc., make it hard to upgrade in the future.
8879 for ND, 8880 for Base. You can look it up from WAS admin console. For ND, it can be found under System Administration/Deployment Manger/End Points/SOAP_CONNECTOR_ADDRESS.
In order for dcl to work when WAS Security is enabled, the local WAS version has to be on the same or above fix pack level as that of the remote WAS. For instance, if you have a 5.0.2.3 installed on the remote WAS, then you need to install 5.0.2.3 or above.
Under $WAS_HOME/properties/soap.client.props, update the following lines:
