Appendix D: Ports
IPMI Ports
DSM Installation and Configuration Guide
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Port
Protocol
Communication
Direction
Purpose
8445
TCP
Browser
DSM
DSM
DSM
(fall back)
Management Console, VMSSC, and fall back for HA communication in case port
8448 is dropped.
8446
TCP
Agent
DSM
Configuration Exchange using Elliptic Curve Cryptography (Suite B)
8447
TCP
Agent
DSM
Agent uploads log messages to DSM using Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) and
RSA
8448
TCP
Browse
DSM
DSM
DSM
Agent
DSM
GUI Management during enhanced security using Elliptic Curve Cryptography
(Suite B). Also for secure communication between DSMs in an HA cluster. Also
used for communication between host with LDT host and DSM during Agent
registration.
8449
TCP
Smart Card
DSM
Smart card used with RSA mode
8450
TCP
Smart Card
DSM
Smart card used with ECC/compatible mode
9004
TCP
DSM
network HSM
DSM communication with nShield Connect and its associated RFS
9005
TCP
DSM
remote admin
Used by Remote Administration Service process to accept connections from the
Remote Administration Client.
Table D-1: Ports to Configure (continued)
IPMI Ports
The following table lists all of the IPMI ports that you can configure.
Port
Protocol
Communication
Direction
Purpose
80
TCP
Browser
IPMI
This port is disabled by default, for security reasons, and should not be used.
443
TCP
Browser
IPMI
This port is enabled by default. It is used for the IPMI GUI. If you change the port
through which you access IPMI through your browser (
which you access IPMI" on page 157
).
5900
TCP
Browser
DSM
This port is disabled by default. It is used for remote KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse)
management. It should be disabled when not in use for security reasons.
623
UDP
Browser
DSM
This port is disabled by default. Enable only if you want to attach virtual media. It
should be disabled when not in use for security reasons.