Comments on: Firewall Ports KB

By: Forbes Guthrie

Forbes Guthrie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:56:31 +0000

Hi Marcus,
I know 443 is a requirement, but can you point me to a VMware source which states it needs 902 and 53? Or is this just from personal experience?
Thanks, Forbes.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:07:34 +0000

Well there are also some ports missing for Data Recovery, 902, 443 and 53 which is required by the appliance.. http://www.mingle-mangle.org/2009/08/vmware-data-recovery-and-ports/

Marcus

By: Andrew Storrs

Andrew Storrs — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:23:39 +0000

Agreed, having them listed by COS/vKernel/VMotion/FT/etc would be very helpful since they’d usually be VLAN’d apart.

By: Forbes Guthrie

Forbes Guthrie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:11:18 +0000

I just noticed that it is missing the following for ESX 4 (and maybe 4i):
“5900-5964 RFB protocol, which is used by management tools such as VNC Incoming and outgoing TCP”
See ESX Configuration Guide 4.0U1 Page 152
It would also be nice to show if the ESX ports are from the COS or VMkernel interface.