Port information and Communication Matrix for OMIMSSC appliance
To connect the OMIMSSC appliance with the applications and devices that must be monitored by OMIMSSC, you must ensure that certain ports, protocols, and communication networks are available and enabled on OMIMSSC and the SCOM management server.
Table 1. Port information for OMIMSSC applianceThe following table specifies the purpose of different communications, port numbers, protocols, and their usage in a virtual appliance.
Communication purpose
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Port number
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Protocols
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Direction
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Source
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Destination
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Description
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Health, metrics, inventory collection from devices
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443
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TCP
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Out
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OMIMSSC appliance
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iDRAC, CMC, or network devices
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Uses WS-Man, Redfish, or SNMP.
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Health or metrics update to SCOM
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5985 and 5986
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TCP
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Out
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OMIMSSC Appliance
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SCOM management server
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Windows event is created using remote PowerShell.
Dell EMC Management Pack Rules monitor the events and updates the SCOM DB.
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Inventory or Health update to SCOM
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111 and 2049
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TCP and UDP
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In
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SCOM management server
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OMIMSSC appliance
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Appliance permits NFS share to share the inventory details to management packs.
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DNS
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53
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TCP
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Out
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OMIMSSC appliance
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DNS Server
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DNS resolution for appliance.
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GUI operations from the SCOM view
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443
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TCP
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In
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SCOM management server
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OMIMSSC appliance
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GUI operations using OMIMSSC dashboard which is started from the SCOM console.
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Table 2. Port information for SCOM Management ServerThe following table specifies the purpose of different communications, port numbers, protocols, and their usage in a managed node.
Communication purpose
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Port number
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Protocols
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Direction
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Source
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Destination
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Description
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SNMP traps
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162
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UDP
|
In
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iDRAC, CMC, network devices
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All SCOM management servers and proxy management servers
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OMIMSSC distributes the total devices to all the proxy management servers.
Proxy MS receives the alert and converts to Windows events.
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Health or metrics update to SCOM
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5985 and 5986
|
TCP
|
In
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OMIMSSC appliance
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All SCOM management servers
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PowerShell commands are started from the appliance.
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Inventory or health update to SCOM
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111 and 2049
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TCP and UDP
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Out
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All SCOM management servers
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OMIMSSC appliance
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Appliance permits NFS share to share the inventory details with management packs.
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GUI operations
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443
|
TCP
|
Out
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All SCOM management servers
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OMIMSSC appliance
|
GUI operations using OMIMSSC dashboard which is started from the SCOM console.
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Table 3. Port information for Dell EMC devices (iDRAC, CMC, OME-Modular, or network switch)The following table specifies the purpose of different communications, port numbers, protocols, and their usage in a virtual appliance.
Communication purpose
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Port number
|
Protocols
|
Direction
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Source
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Destination
|
Description
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SNMP traps
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162
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UDP
|
Out
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iDRAC, CMC, or network devices
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Proxy management server or management server
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OMIMSSC distributes the total devices to all the proxy management servers.
Proxy management server receives the alert and converts to Windows events.
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Health, metrics, or inventory collection from devices
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443
|
TCP
|
In
|
OMIMSSC Appliance
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iDRAC, CMC, or network devices
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Uses WS-Man, Redfish, or SNMP.
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