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B.12 ProLiant VMWare ESX Monitored Systems
ProLiant VMWare ESX Connectivity - Firewall/Port Requirements
Protocol
Ports
Source
Destination
Function
Configurable
Optional
UDP
161
Hosting Device
Monitored
Systems
SNMP. This is the standard port used by
SNMP agents on monitored systems. The
Hosting Device sends requests to devices
on this port.
Yes
Required
UDP
162
Monitored
Systems
Hosting Device
SNMP Trap. This is the standard port used
by SNMP managers for listening to traps.
Yes
Required
ICMP
N/A
Hosting Device
Monitored
Systems
Provides system reachability (ping) check
during system discovery and before other
operations.
No
Recommended
B.13 ProLiant VMWare ESXi Monitored Systems
ProLiant VMWare ESXi Connectivity - Firewall/Port Requirements
Protocol
Ports
Source
Destination
Function
Configurable
Optional
TCP
5989
Hosting Device
Monitored
Systems
Secured WBEM CI-MOM protocol over
HTTPS/SOAP. This port is used to
communicate with WBEM end point nodes.
Yes
Required
TCP
7905
Monitored
Systems
Hosting Device
Secure HTTP (HTTPS) port used by the
listener running in the Director's Web
Interface. The monitored host connects to
the Hosting Device on this port (e.g.
https://target.sys.name.here:7905)
No
Required
ICMP
N/A
Hosting Device
Monitored
Systems
Provides system reachability (ping) check
during system discovery and before other
operations.
No
Recommended