Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Required data ports

These are the required data ports in a vSphere environment.

Table 1. Required vSphere data ports
Port	Source	Destination	Function	Additional information
22	Avamar Administrator	Proxies	SSH	Diagnostic support. Optional, but recommended.
53	Proxies	DNS server	DNS	UDP+TCP.
443	Proxies	ESXi hosts	vSphere API
443	Proxies	vCenter	vSphere API
443	Avamar MCS	vCenter	vSphere API
902	Avamar Deployment Manager	ESXi hosts	Network File Copy (NFC)
902	Proxies	ESXi hosts	Network File Copy (NFC)
5480	Avamar Deployment Manager	Proxies	CIM service	Used to register the proxy.
5488	Avamar Deployment Manager	Proxies	CIM service	Used to register the proxy.
5489	Avamar Deployment Manager	Proxies	CIM service	Used to register the proxy.
7444	Avamar MCS	vCenter	Test vCenter credentials
8543	Proxies	Avamar server	Snapshot manager	Used for VMware snapshot operations.
27000	Proxies	Avamar server	GSAN communication	Non-secured communication.
28009	Avamar MCS	Proxies	Access proxy logs
29000	Proxies	Avamar server	GSAN communication	Secured communication.
30001	Proxies	Avamar MCS	avagent to MCS communication
30009	Avamar MCS	Proxies	avagent paging port	Secure communication with VMware proxy.

NOTE:All ports are TCP unless otherwise noted.