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21 Deploying and configuring OMIVV in a dual-NIC environment
4 Network Port information
4.1 OMIVV to in-band network
Port
Number
Protocol
Port
Type
Maximum
Encryption
Level
Direction Destination Usage Description
53
DNS
TCP
None
Out
OMIVV
appliance to
DNS server
DNS
client
Connectivity to the DNS
server or resolving the
host names
68
DHCP
UDP
None
In
DHCP sever
to OMIVV
appliance
Dynamic
network
configura
tion
To get the network
details such as IP,
gateway, Netmask and
DNS
123
NTP
UDP
None
In
NTP to
OMIVV
appliance
Time
Synchron
ization
To sync with specific
time zone.
162
SNMP
Agent
UDP
None
In
iDRAC/ES
Xi to
OMIVV
appliance
SNMP
Agent
(server)
To receive
SNMP traps
from
managed
nodes.
443
HTTPS
TCP
128-bit
In
ESXi server
to OMIVV
appliance
HTTPS
server
Used in OS deployment
flow for post installation
scripts to communicate
with the OMIVV
appliance.
443
HTTPS
WSMAN
TCP
128-bit
In/Out
OMIVV
appliance
from/to
vCenter
HTTPS
server
Web services offered
by OMIVV. These Web
services are consumed
by vCenter Web Client
and Dell Admin portal.
443
WSMAN
TCP
128-bit
In/Out
OMIVV
appliance
from/to
vCenter
iDRAC/O
MSA
communi
cation
iDRAC and CMC
communication, used to
manage and monitor
the managed nodes.
443
HTTPS
TCP
None
Out
OMIVV
appliance to
internet
Dell
Online
Data
Access
Connectivity to the
online (internet)
warranty, firmware, and
latest RPM information
445/139
SMB
TCP
128-bit
Out
OMIVV
appliance to
CIFS
CIFS
communi
cation
To communicate with
Windows share.
2049/111
NFS
UDP/
TCP
None
In/Out
OMIVV
appliance to
NFS
Public
Share
NFS public share that is
exposed by OMIVV
appliance to the
managed nodes and
used in firmware
update and OS
deployment flows.
4001 to
4004
NFS
UDP/
TCP
None
In/Out
OMIVV
appliance to
NFS
Public
Share
These ports
must be
kept open to