A.05.80 HP Insight Remote Support Advanced and Remote Device Access Security Overview (October 2012)

ProLiant VMWare ESXi Managed Systems
Table C.14. ProLiant VMWare ESXi Connectivity - Firewall/Port Requirements
Protocol Ports Source Destination Function Configurable Optional
TCP 5989 CMS Managed
Systems
Secured WBEM CI-MOM protocol over HTTPS/SOAP.
This port is used to communicate with WBEM end point
nodes.
Yes Required
TCP 7906 Managed
Systems
CMS Secure HTTP (HTTPS) port used by the listener running in
the Director's Web Interface. The Web browser connects to
this port in the URL (e.g.
https://target.sys.name.here:7906)
No Required
TCP 50001 Managed
Systems
CMS HP SIM HTTPS/SOAP No Required
TCP 50002 Managed
Systems
CMS HP SIM HTTPS/SOAP with client certificate authentication No Required
TCP 50004 Managed
Systems
CMS WBEM event receiver (HTTP and HTTPS) Yes Required
ICMP N/A CMS Managed
Systems
Provides system reachability (ping) check during system
discovery and before other operations. Note that HP SIM
can be configured to use TCP port 5989 to simplify firewall
settings.
No Recommended
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