Users Guide

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Ports
The following tables lists the ports used by the Dell OpenManage systems management software, standard operating
system services, and other agent applications.
NOTE: Ports with the right configuration are necessary to allow Dell OpenManage systems management software
to connect to a remote device through firewalls.
NOTE: The systems management software version mentioned in Table 2-1 indicate the minimum version of the
product required to use that port.
NOTE: CIM ports are dynamic. See the Microsoft knowledge base at support.microsoft.com for information on CIM
port usage.
NOTE: If you are using a firewall, you must open all ports listed in the following tables to ensure that IT Assistant
and other Dell OpenManage applications function correctly.
Dell OpenManage Essentials
Management Stations
Table 1. Supported Protocols and Ports on Management Stations
Port Number Protocol Port Type Maximum
Encryption Level
Direction Usage
25 SMTP TCP None In/Out Optional e-mail
alert action
162 SNMP UDP None In Event reception
through SNMP
1433 Proprietary TCP None In/Out Optional remote
SQL server
access
2607 HTTPS TCP 128 - bit SSL In/Out Web GUI
Managed Nodes
Table 2. Supported Protocols and Ports on Managed Nodes
Port Number Protocol Port Type Maximum
Encryption Level
Direction Usage
22 SSH TCP 128 – bit In/Out Contextual
application
launch — SSH
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