OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.1 User's Guide

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What are required port settings for OMIVV

Use the following port settings for OMIVV:

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.

NOTE: For iDRAC9-based servers, iDRAC mounts the NFS through TCP on port 2049. For the list of iDRAC9-based servers, see the compatibility matrix.