This section lists all the port requirements to configure your virtual appliance and managed nodes.
Table 1. Virtual applianceThe following table specifies the different port numbers, port types, protocols, and their usage in a virtual appliance:
Port Number
Protocols
Port Type
Maximum Encryption Level
Direction
Destination
Usage
Description
53
DNS
TCP
None
Out
OMIVV appliance to DNS server
DNS client
Connectivity to the DNS server or resolving the host names.
68
DHCP
UDP
None
In
DHCP server to OMIVV appliance
Dynamic network configuration
To get the network details such as IP, gateway, Netmask, and DNS.
69
TFTP
UDP
128-bit
Out
OMIVV to iDRAC
Trivial File Transfer
Used to update the bare-metal server to minimum supported firmware version.
123
NTP
UDP
None
In
NTP to OMIVV appliance
Time Synchronization
To sync with specific time zone.
162
SNMP Agent
UDP
None
In
iDRAC or CMC, or OME-Modular to OMIVV appliance
SNMP Agent (server)
To receive SNMP traps from managed nodes.
80/443
HTTP/HTTPS
TCP
None
Out
OMIVV appliance to Internet
Dell Online Data Access
Connectivity to the online (Internet) warranty, firmware, and latest RPM information.
443
HTTPS
TCP
128-bit
In
OMIVV UI to OMIVV appliance
HTTPS server
Web services offered by OMIVV. These Web services are consumed by vSphere Client and Dell Admin portal.
443
HTTPS
TCP
128-bit
In
ESXi server to OMIVV appliance
HTTPS server
Used in operating system deployment flow for post installation scripts to communicate with the OMIVV appliance.
443
HTTPS
TCP
128-bit
In
iDRAC to OMIVV appliance
Auto Discovery
Provisioning server that is used for auto discovering managed nodes.
443
WSMAN
TCP
128-bit
In/Out
OMIVV appliance to or from iDRAC
iDRAC communication
iDRAC, or CMC, or OME-Modular communication, used to manage and monitor the managed nodes.
445/139
SMB
TCP
128-bit
Out
OMIVV appliance to CIFS
CIFS communication
To communicate with Windows share.
2049 /111
NFS
UDP/TCP
None
In/Out
OMIVV appliance to NFS
Public Share
NFS public share that is exposed by OMIVV appliance to the managed nodes and used in firmware update and operating system deployment flows.
4001 to 4004
NFS
UDP/TCP
None
In/Out
OMIVV appliance to NFS
Public Share
These ports must be kept open to run the statd, quotd, lockd, and mountd services by the V2 and V3 protocols of the NFS server.
User-defined
Any
UDP/TCP
None
Out
OMIVV appliance to proxy server
Proxy
To communicate with the proxy server.
Table 2. Managed nodes (ESXi)The following table specifies the different port numbers, port types, protocols, and their usage in a managed node:
Port Number
Protocols
Port Type
Maximum Encryption Level
Direction
Destination
Usage
Description
162
SNMP
UDP
None
Out
ESXi to OMIVV appliance
Hardware Events
Asynchronous SNMP traps that are sent from ESXi. This port have to open from ESXi.
443
WSMAN
TCP
128-bit
In
OMIVV appliance to ESXi
iDRAC communication
Used to provide information to the management station. This port has to open from ESXi.
443
HTTPS
TCP
128-bit
In
OMIVV appliance to ESXi
HTTPS server
Used to provide information to the management station. This port has to open from ESXi.
For more information about the iDRAC and CMC port information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide and
Dell Chassis Management Controller User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/support.
For more information about the OME-Modular port information, see the
Dell EMC OME-Modular User's Guide
available at
https://www.dell.com/support.
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