HP Serviceguard for Linux Base Version 12.00.00 Release Notes, May 2014

6.2 Port requirements

6.2.1 Ports needed for Serviceguard

Before installing, ensure that no other program uses these ports.

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:

• icmp 8/icmp

• hacl-hb 5300/TCP High Availability (HA) Cluster heartbeat

• hacl-hb 5300/UDP High Availability (HA) Cluster heartbeat

• hacl-cfg 5302/TCP HA Cluster TCP configuration

• hacl-cfg 5302/UDP HA Cluster UDP configuration

• hacl-local 5304/TCP HA Cluster Commands

If you are using SNMP:

• snmp 161/UDP

• snmptrap 162/UDP

If you are using the WBEM provider:

• wbem-http TCP/5988

• wbem-https TCP/5989

If you are using the Quorum Server:

• hacl-qs 1238/TCP HA Quorum Server

If you are using the appserver utility:

• hacl-poll 5315/TCP

6.2.2 Ports needed for authentication

The ports reserved for authentication are also used by Serviceguard:

• auth 113/TCP authentication

• auth 113/UDP authentication

6.2.3 Ports needed by Serviceguard Manager

• 5511 (http) and 5522 (https) that are used by the application

• This application needs a multicast IP address and a TCP/IP port for discovery which are

configured in the settings by the user. These values are pre-populated for a default multicast

IP: 235.1.1.1 and port 8888 and can be overwritten by the user.

6.3 Software prerequisites for HP Serviceguard for Linux

Following are the list of software prerequisites:

• HP recommends that you must upgrade all components of the cluster to the latest firmware

versions before you install HP Serviceguard.

• Serviceguard for Linux depends on the xinetd service. Ensure that the xinetd rpm is installed

from the distribution source (for example, your Linux installation DVD) and is enabled.

To check if the xinetd service is running:

#ps -ef | grep xinetd

To enable the xinetd service:

#/sbin/chkconfig --level 35 xinetd on