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Used Ports

Make sure that you open ports listed below to enable proper work of Veeam Agent for Linux.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Veeam Agent for Linux Computer	Veeam Backup Server	TCP	10006	Default port used for communication with the Veeam Backup server. Data between the Veeam Agent for Linux computer and backup repositories is transferred directly, bypassing Veeam backup servers.
	Shared folder SMB (CIFS) share	TCP UDP	135, 137 to 139, 445	Ports used as a transmission channel from the Veeam Agent for Linux computer to the target SMB (CIFS) share.
	Shared folder NFS share	TCP UDP	111, 2049	Standard NFS ports used as a transmission channel from the Veeam Agent for Linux computer to the target NFS share.
Communication with Veeam Backup & Replication Repositories
Veeam Agent for Linux Computer	Linux server performing the role of a backup repository	TCP	22	Port used as a control channel from the Veeam Agent for Linux computer to the target Linux host.
	Linux server performing the role of a backup repository	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as data transmission channels. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
	Microsoft Windows server performing the role of a backup repository	TCP	1025 to 5000 (for Microsoft Windows 2003) 49152 to 65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.
		TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as data transmission channels. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.

Used Ports Important!

The list of ports required for computers booted from the Veeam Recovery Media is the same as the list of ports required for Veeam Agent for Linux computers.