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TCP and UDP Ports required to access VMware vCenter Server, VMware ESXi and ESX hosts, and other network components (1012382)

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Purpose

This article provides information on TCP and UDP ports required to access VMware products, such as, vCenter Server,and ESXi.

For more information, please see the VMware vSphere Documentation and refer to VMware Ports and Protocols .

These services and agents are commonly present in a VMware vSphere environment:

CIM HTTP server (insecure service)

CIM HTTPS server

FTP client (insecure service)

FTP server (insecure service)

iSCSI software client

NFS client (insecure service)

NFS server (insecure service)

NIS client

NTP client

SMB client (insecure service)

SNMP server

SSH client

SSH server

Syslog client

Telnet client (insecure service)

Telnet server (insecure service)

Other supported management agents that you install

vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and other network components are accessed using predetermined TCP and UDP ports. If you manage network components from outside a firewall, you may be required to reconfigure the firewall to allow access on the appropriate ports.

Resolution

Note: The information from this article was moved. For any currently supported products, please refer to VMware Ports and Protocols to get a comprehensive list of the TCP and UDP ports required.

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