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Table 2‑6. Ports Required for Communication Between Components (Continued)
Port Protocol Description Required for
Used for Node-to-
Node
Communication
443 TCP The default port that the
vCenter Server system uses to listen
for connections from the
vSphere Web Client. To enable the
vCenter Server system to receive data
from the vSphere Web Client, open
port 443 in the rewall.
The vCenter Server system also uses
port 443 to monitor data transfer from
SDK clients.
This port is also used for the
following services:
n
WS-Management (also requires
port 80 to be open)
n
Third-party network
management client connections to
vCenter Server
n
Third-party network
management clients access to
hosts
I You can change this port
number during the vCenter Server
and Platform Services Controller
installations on Windows.
Windows
installations and
appliance
deployments of
n
vCenter Server
n
Platform Services
Controller
n
vCenter Server to
vCenter Server
n
vCenter Server to
Platform Services
Controller
n
Platform Services
Controller to
vCenter Server
514 UDP vSphere Syslog Collector port for
vCenter Server on Windows and
vSphere Syslog Service port for
vCenter Server Appliance
I You can change this port
number during the vCenter Server
and Platform Services Controller
installations on Windows.
Windows
installations and
appliance
deployments of
n
vCenter Server
n
Platform Services
Controller
No
636 TCP vCenter Single Sign-On LDAPS Windows
installations and
appliance
deployments of
Platform Services
Controller
vCenter Server to
Platform Services
Controller
902 TCP/UDP The default port that the
vCenter Server system uses to send
data to managed hosts. Managed
hosts also send a regular heartbeat
over UDP port 902 to the
vCenter Server system. This port
must not be blocked by rewalls
between the server and the hosts or
between hosts.
Port 902 must not be blocked between
the vSphere Client and the hosts. The
vSphere Client uses this port to
display virtual machine consoles
I You can change this port
number during the vCenter Server
installations on Windows.
Windows
installations and
appliance
deployments of
vCenter Server
No
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