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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 User's Guide

iDRAC port information

The following table lists the ports that are required to remotely access iDRAC through firewall. These are the default ports iDRAC listens to for connections. Optionally, you can modify most of the ports. To modify ports, see Configuring services.

Table 1. Ports iDRAC listens for connectionsPorts iDRAC listens for connections
Port number Type Function Configurable port Maximum Encryption Level
22 TCP SSH Yes 256-bit SSL
80 TCP HTTP Yes None
161 UDP SNMP Agent Yes None
443 TCP
  • Web GUI access with HTTPS
  • Virtual Console and Virtual Media with eHTML5 option
NOTE:Starting with release version 6.00.02.00, access to vConsole and vMedia uses only eHTML5. Java and ActiveX are no longer supported.
Yes 256-bit SSL
623 UDP RMCP/RMCP+ No 128-bit SSL
5000 TCP iDRAC to iSM No 256-bit SSL
NOTE:Maximum encryption level is 256-bit SSL if both iSM 3.4 or higher and iDRAC firmware 3.30.30.30 or higher are installed.
5670 UDP For discovery, on-boarding, and presence of ZeroMQ Realtime Exchange Protocol for iDRAC Group manager feature. This port is used only when Group Manager is enabled, No None
5901 TCP VNC Yes 128-bit SSL
NOTE:Port 5901 opens when VNC feature is enabled.

The following table lists the ports that iDRAC uses as a client:

Table 2. Ports iDRAC uses as clientPorts iDRAC uses as client
Port number Type Function Configurable port Maximum Encryption Level
25 TCP SMTP Yes None
53 UDP DNS No None
68 UDP DHCP-assigned IP address No None
69 TFTP TFTP No None
123 UDP Network Time Protocol (NTP) No None
162 UDP SNMP trap Yes None
445 TCP Common Internet File System (CIFS) No None
636 TCP LDAP Over SSL (LDAPS) No 256-bit SSL
2049 TCP Network File System (NFS) No None
3269 TCP LDAPS for global catalog (GC) No 256-bit SSL
5353 UDP mDNS No None
NOTE:When node initiated discovery or Group Manager is enabled, iDRAC uses mDNS to communicate through port 5353. However, when both are disabled, port 5353 is blocked by iDRAC's internal firewall and appears as open|filtered port in the port scans.
514 UDP Remote syslog Yes None

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