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Ports used by VMware components
The following table shows the ports that are used by VMware® by Broadcom components. For more information about the ports that are used for VMware Solutions deployment and Day 2 operations, see Ports that are used for deployment and Day 2 operations.
| Source | Subnet | Target | Subnet | Port | Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi™ host | Private primary subnet | VMware vCenter Server® | Infrastructure VMs | 902 | TCP and UDP |
| ESXi host | Private primary subnet | vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | 443 | TCP |
| ESXi host | Private primary subnet | NSX™ Manager | Infrastructure VMs | 5671 | TCP |
| ESXi host | Private primary subnet | NSX Manager | Infrastructure VMs | 1234 and 1235 | TCP and UDP |
| ESXi host | Private primary subnet | NSX controllers | Infrastructure VMs | 1234 and 1235 | TCP |
| ESXi host | Private primary subnet | Windows® Active Directory™ | Private primary subnet Infrastructure VMs |
88 | TCP and UDP |
| ESXi host | Private primary subnet | Windows Active Directory | Private primary subnet Infrastructure VMs |
445 | TCP |
| vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | ESXi host | Private primary subnet | 902 | TCP and UDP |
| vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | ESXi host | Private primary subnet | 443 | TCP |
| vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | ESXi host | Private primary subnet | 9080 | TCP |
| vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | Windows Active Directory | Private primary subnet Infrastructure VMs |
53 | UDP |
| vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | Windows Active Directory | Private primary subnet Infrastructure VMs |
389 | TCP and UDP |
| vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | Windows Active Directory | Private primary subnet Infrastructure VMs |
445 | TCP |
| vCenter Server | Infrastructure VMs | Windows Active Directory | Private primary subnet Infrastructure VMs |
88 | TCP and UDP |
| NSX Manager | Infrastructure VMs | ESXi host | Private primary subnet | 443 | TCP |
| NSX Manager | Infrastructure VMs | Windows Active Directory | Private primary subnet Infrastructure VMs |
53 | UDP |
| UM Appliance without proxy | Infrastructure VMs | eapi.broadcom.com |
443 | HTTPS | |
| UM Appliance with proxy. Ensure that you enable service endpoints in your account | Infrastructure VMs | proxy.vmware.cloud.ibm.com |
3128 | HTTPS |
For more information, see TCP and UDP ports required to access VMware components.