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Table 2‑1. vSphere Replication Services (Continued)
Service Name Startup Type Description
ntp Automatic Time service for syncing-up with
Internet Time Server through Network
Time Protocol.
Note After you install or upgrade a
vSphere Replication virtual appliance,
you must synchronize the appliance
with a time server.
vaos Automatic Guest OS initialization that drives
network seings, host name seings,
ssh keys creation, EULA acceptance,
boot scripts execution, and VAMI
initialization.
Communication Ports
vSphere Replication uses several communication ports and protocols.
The vSphere Replication appliance requires certain ports to be open.
Note vSphere Replication servers must have NFC trac access to target ESXi hosts.
Table 2‑2. Ports Used by the vSphere Replication Appliance
Source Target Port Protocol Description
vSphere Replication
appliance
Local and remote
vCenter Server
80 TCP All management
trac to the
vSphere Replication
appliance goes to port
80 on the
vCenter Server proxy
system.
vSphere Replication
server in the
vSphere Replication
appliance
ESXi host (intra-site) 80 HTTP Used to establish the
connection before
initial replication
starts.
vSphere Replication
appliance
Local and remote
vCenter Server
443 TCP All management
trac to the
vSphere Replication
appliance.
vSphere Replication
server in the
vSphere Replication
appliance
ESXi host (intra-site
only) on secondary
site
902 TCP and UDP Used by
vSphere Replication
servers to send
replication trac to
the destination ESXi
hosts.
Browser vSphere Replication
appliance
5480 HTTPS vSphere Replication
virtual appliance
management interface
(VAMI) Web UI.
vSphere Replication
appliance
vCenter Server
(intra-site only)
7444 TCP
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