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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing LCM
- Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
- Orchestrator Components Setup Guidelines
- Install Orchestrator
- Configuring Orchestrator
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Change the Default Password
- Revert to the Default Password for Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Network Connection
- Change the Default Configuration Ports on the Orchestrator Client Side
- Import the vCenter SSL Certificate
- Configuring LDAP Settings
- Password Encryption and Hashing Mechanism
- Configure the Database Connection
- Server Certificate
- Configure the Default Plug-Ins
- Import the vCenter Server License
- Start the Orchestrator Server
- Export the Orchestrator Configuration
- Import the Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Maximum Number of Events and Runs
- Change the Web View SSL Certificate
- Define the Server Log Level
- Maintenance and Recovery
- Controlling Orchestrator Access
- Installing and Configuring LCM
- Installing LCM
- Configuring LCM
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Initial Configuration of Lifecycle Manager
- Configure the LCM Web View
- Set Approval Requirements
- Configure Archiving Settings
- Change Authorization Groups
- Change the Naming Convention for Virtual Machines
- Enable Email Notifications
- Configure Email Notification Content
- Configure Currency and Date Formats
- Upgrading Orchestrator and LCM
- Uninstall LCM and Orchestrator
- Index
Table 6-1. VMware vCenter Orchestrator Default Configuration Ports (Continued)
Port Number Protocol Source Target Description
Data port 8244 TCP vCO Client vCO Server The port used to access all Orchestrator data models,
such as workflows and policies. It is part of the Jboss
Application server infrastructure.
HTTP server
port
8280 TCP end-user
Web browser
vCO Server The port used by the Orchestrator Server to connect to
the Web frontend through HTTP.
HTTPS server
port
8281 TCP end-user
Web browser
vCO Server The SSL secured HTTP protocol used to connect to the
Web frontend and to communicate with the vCenter
API.
Web
configuration
HTTP access
port
8282 TCP end-user
Web browser
vCO
Configuration
The access port for the Web UI of Orchestrator
configuration.
Web
configuration
HTTPS access
port
8283 TCP end-user
Web browser
vCO
Configuration
The SSL access port for the Web UI of Orchestrator
configuration.
NOTE To enable the HTTPS connection, configure
Jetty to use SSL. See Jetty Documentation, Configuring
SSL.
External Communication Ports
Table 6-2 lists the ports to which Orchestrator connects to communicate with external services. You must allow
your firewall to allow outgoing connections.
Table 6-2. VMware vCenter Orchestrator External Communication Ports
Port Number Protocol Source Target Description
LDAP 389 TCP vCO Server LDAP Server The look up port of your LDAP Authentication server.
LDAP using
SSL
636 TCP vCO Server LDAP Server The look up port of your secure LDAP Authentication
server.
LDAP using
Global Catalog
3268 TCP vCO Server Global Catalog
Server
The port to which Microsoft Global Catalog server
queries are directed.
SQL Server 1433 TCP vCO Server Microsoft SQL
Server
The port used to communicate with the Microsoft SQL
Server that is configured as the Orchestrator database.
Oracle 1521 TCP vCO Server Oracle DB
Server
The port used to communicate with the Oracle
Database Server that is configured as the Orchestrator
database.
SMTP Server
port
25 TCP vCO Server SMTP Server The port used for email notifications.
vCenter API
port
443 TCP vCO Server vCenter Server The vCenter API communication port used by
Orchestrator to obtain virtual infrastructure and
virtual machine information from orchestrated
vCenter Server(s).
Internal JBoss Ports
Table 6-3 lists the internal JBoss Server ports. These ports do not need to be added to the firewall exceptions.
Table 6-3. Internal JBoss Server Ports
Port Number Description
3455 RMI server registry invoker
3873 EJB3/AOP remoting connector
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