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Chapter 5 Using the VMware Service Console
The!key!ports!for!use!of!the!VMware!Management!Interface!and!the!VMware!Remote!
Console!are!the!HTTP!or!HTTPS!port!and!the!port!used!by!vmware-authd.!Use!of!other!
ports!is!optional.
High Security
The!following!list!shows!the!port!numbers!and!use!for!high!security:
! 443!–!HTTPS,!used!by!the!VMware!Management!Interface.
! 902!–!vmware-authd,!used!when!you!connect!with!the!remote!console.
! 22!–!SSH,!used!for!a!secure!shell!connection!to!the!service!console.
Medium Security
The!following!list!shows!the!port!numbers!and!use!for!medium!security:
! 443!–!HTTPS,!used!by!the!VMware!Management!Interface.
! 902!–!vmware-authd,!used!when!you!connect!with!the!remote!console.
! 22!–!SSH,!used!for!a!secure!shell!connection!to!the!service!console.
! 23!–!Telnet,!used!for!an!insecure!shell!connection!to!the!service!console.
! 21!–!FTP ,!used!for!transferring!files!to!and!from!other!machines.
! 111!–!portmap,!used!by!the!NFS!client!when!mounting!a!drive!on!a!remote!
machine.
Low Security
The!following!list!shows!the!port!numbers!and!use!for!low!security:
! 80!–!HTTP,!used!by!the!VMware!Management!Interface.
! 902!–!vmware-authd,!used!when!you!connect!with!the!remote!console.
! 22!–!SSH,!used!for!a!secure!shell!connection!to!the!service!console.
! 23!–!Telnet,!used!for!an!insecure!shell!connection!to!the!service!console.
! 21!–!FTP ,!used!for!transferring!files!to!and!from!other!machines.
! 111!–!portmap,!used!by!the!NFS!client!when!mounting!a!drive!on!a!remote!
machine.
NOTE For!compatibility!with!GSX!Server,!TCP!ports!8222!and!8333!are!handled!as!HTTP!
redirects!to!TCP!ports!80!or!443.