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vCenter Server 4.1 network port requirements

Purpose

This article provides information vCenter Server 4.1 network port requirements.

Resolution

The vCenter Server system must be able to send data to every managed host and receive data from
every vSphere Client.

vCenter Server requires that these ports are open:

Port Description
80 Required for direct HTTP connections. Port 80 redirects requests to HTTPS port 443.
389 Active Directory Services for the vCenter Server group
443 Listens for connections from the vSphere Client, vSphere Web Access Client, and other SDK
clients.
636 SSL port of the local instance for vCenter Linked Mode.
902 Used to send data to managed hosts.
(UDP)
902/903 Used by the vSphere Client to display virtual machine consoles.
5989 CIM transaction traffic (Hardware Status)
(TCP)
8080 vCenter Management Webservices HTTP.
8443 Secure connections for vCenter Management Webservices HTTPS.
60099 Used to stream inventory object changes to SDK clients. Firewall rules for this port on the vCenter
Server can be set to block all, except from and to localhosts if the clients are installed on the same
host as the vCenter Server service.

Additional Information

For more information about ESX and vCenter Server required network ports, see the ESX and vCenter Server
Installation Guide (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf) .

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For extensive detail on what ports VMware products use, see TCP and UDP Ports required to access vCenter
Server, ESX hosts, and other network components (1012382) (http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012382) .

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KB Article: 1022256

Updated: Jan 27, 2011

Categories:
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Products:
VMware vCenter Server

Product Versions:
VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x

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