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Used Ports

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Backup Server Connections
Backup Proxy Connections
Backup Repository Connections
EMC Data Domain System Connections
HPE StoreOnce Connection
Mount Server Connections
Microsoft Windows Server Running vPower NFS Service Connections
Proxy Appliance (Multi-OS FLR) Connections
SureReplica Recovery Verification Connections
WAN Accelerator Connections
Tape Server Connections
HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage Connections
HPE Lefthand Storage Connections
NetApp Storage Connections
EMC VNX(e) Storage Connections
VM Guest OS Connections
Veeam U-AIR Wizards Connections
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller Connections During Application Item Restore
Microsoft Exchange Server Connections During Application Item Restore
Microsoft SQL Server Connections During Application Item Restore
SMTP Server Connections
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Connections
Veeam Explorers Connections

This section covers typical connection settings for the backup infrastructure components.

Used Ports Note:

During installation, Veeam Backup & Replication automatically creates firewall rules for default ports to allow communication for the application components.

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Backup Server Connections

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of the backup server with other infrastructure components.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	vCenter Server	HTTPS TCP	443	Default port used for connections to vCenter Server. If you use vCloud Director, make sure you open port 443 on underlying vCenter Servers.
	vCenter Server	HTTPS TCP	10443	Port used for communication with vCenter Server.
	ESX(i) server	HTTPS TCP	443	Default port used for connections to ESX(i) host. Not required if vCenter connection is used. Note: When configuring firewalls, consider opening port 443 on ESX(i) hosts even if you add vCenter Server to the backup infrastructure. Port 443 may be required for backup and restore without vCenter Server, for example, if you back up a VM that hosts vCenter Server and restore it when vCenter Server is down.
		TCP	902	Port used for data transfer to ESX(i) host.
		TCP	22	Port used as a control channel (only for jobs that use an ESX target with the console agent enabled).
	vCloud Director	HTTPS TCP	443	Default port used for connections to vCloud Director.
	Linux server	TCP	22	Port used as a control channel from the console to the target Linux host.
	Microsoft Windows server	TCP UDP	135, 137 to 139, 445	Ports required for deploying Veeam Backup & Replication components.
		TCP	6160	Default port used by the Veeam Installer Service.
		TCP	6161	[For Microsoft Windows servers running the vPower NFS Service] Default port used by the Veeam vPower NFS Service.
		TCP	6162	Default port used by the Veeam Data Mover Service.
		TCP, UDP	111, 2049+, 1058+	[For Microsoft Windows servers running the vPower NFS Service] Standard NFS ports. If ports 2049 and 1058 are occupied, the succeeding port numbers will be used.
		TCP	49152-65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.
	Proxy appliance (multi-OS FLR)	SSH	22	Port used as a communication channel from the console to the proxy appliance in the multi-OS file-level recovery process.
	Gateway server	TCP, UDP	135, 137 to 139, 445	Ports required for deploying Veeam Backup & Replication components.
	Microsoft SQL Server hosting the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database	TCP	1433	Port used for communication with Microsoft SQL Server on which the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database is deployed (if you use a Microsoft SQL Server default instance). Additional ports may need to be open depending on your configuration. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc646023(v=sql.120).aspx#BKMK_ssde.
	DNS server with forward/reverse name resolution of all backup servers	UDP	53	Port used for communication with the DNS Server.
	Veeam Update Notification Server (dev.veeam.com)	TCP	80	Default port used to download information about available updates from the Veeam Update Notification Server over the Internet.
	Veeam License Update Server (autolk.veeam.com)	TCP	443	Default port used for license auto-update.
Veeam Backup & Replication Console	Backup server	TCP	9392	Port used by the Veeam Backup & Replication console to connect to the backup server.
Linux server	Backup server	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels for jobs writing to Linux target. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
Microsoft Windows server	Backup server	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels for jobs writing to Microsoft Windows target. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
Management client PC (remote access)	Backup server	TCP	3389	Default port used by the Remote Desktop Services. If you use third-party solutions to connect to the backup server, other ports may need to be open.

Backup Proxy Connections

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of backup proxies with other infrastructure components.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Communication with VMware Servers
Backup proxy	vCenter Server	HTTPS	443	Default VMware web service port that can be customized in vCenter settings.
	ESX(i) server	TCP	902	VMware data mover port.
	ESX(i) server	HTTPS	443	Default VMware web service port that can be customized in ESX host settings. Not required if vCenter connection is used.
Communication with Backup Repositories
Backup proxy	Linux server	TCP	22	Port used as a control channel from the backup proxy to the target Linux host.
	Microsoft Windows server	TCP	49152-65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.
	Shared folder CIFS (SMB) share	TCP UDP	135, 137 to 139, 445	Ports used as a transmission channel from a backup proxy to the target CIFS (SMB) share. Traffic goes between a backup proxy and CIFS (SMB) share only if a gateway server is not specified explicitly in CIFS (SMB) backup repository settings (Automatic selection option is used). If a gateway server is specified explicitly, traffic goes between a gateway server and CIFS (SMB) share. For more information about required ports, see the Gateway server > Shared folder line below in this table.
	Gateway server	TCP	49152-65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.
Gateway server (if a gateway server is specified explicitly in CIFS (SMB) backup repository settings)	Shared folder CIFS (SMB) share	TCP UDP	135, 137 to 139, 445	Ports used as a transmission channel from a gateway server to the target CIFS (SMB) share.
Communication with Backup Proxies
Backup proxy	Backup proxy	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels for replication jobs. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.

Backup Repository Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup proxy	Linux Server performing the role of the backup repository	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels for replication jobs. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
Backup proxy	Microsoft Windows Server performing the role of the backup repository	TCP	2500 to 5000
Backup repository	Backup proxy	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels for replication jobs. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
Source backup repository	Target backup repository	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels for backup copy jobs. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned. Ports 2500 to 5000 are used for backup copy jobs that do not utilize WAN accelerators. If the backup copy job utilizes WAN accelerators, make sure that ports specific for WAN accelerators are open.
Microsoft Windows Server Running vPower NFS Service Connections	Backup repository gateway server working with backup repository	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels during Instant VM Recovery, SureBackup or Linux file-level recovery. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.

EMC Data Domain System Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server or gateway server	EMC Data Domain	TCP	111	Port used to assign a random port for the mountd service used by NFS and DDBOOST. Mountd service port can be statically assigned.
		TCP	2049	Main port used by NFS. Can be modified via the ‘nfs set server-port’ command. Command requires SE mode.
		TCP	2052	Main port used by NFS MOUNTD. Can be modified via the 'nfs set mountd-port' command in SE mode.
Backup server	Gateway server	See Backup Server Connections.

For more information, see https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-33258.

HPE StoreOnce Connection

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	HPE StoreOnce	TCP	9387	Default command port used for communication with HPE StoreOnce.
Backup server	HPE StoreOnce	TCP	9388	Default data port used for communication with HPE StoreOnce.
Backup server	Gateway server	See Backup Server Connections.

Mount Server Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Mount server (or machine running the Veeam Backup & Replication console)	Backup server	TCP	9401	Port used for communication with the Veeam Backup Service.
Backup server	Mount server	TCP	6170	Port used for communication with a local or remote Mount Service.

Microsoft Windows Server Running vPower NFS Service Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	Microsoft Windows server running vPower NFS Service	TCP UDP	1058+, 2049+	[For Microsoft Windows servers running the vPower NFS Service] Standard NFS ports. If ports 2049 and 1058 are occupied, the succeeding port numbers will be used.
		TCP	6160	Default port used by the Veeam Installer Service.
		TCP	6161	Default RPC port used by the Veeam vPower NFS Service.
ESX(i) host	Microsoft Windows server running vPower NFS Service	TCP UDP	111	RPC service port.
Backup repository or gateway server working with backup repository	Microsoft Windows server running vPower NFS Service	TCP	2500-5000	Default range of ports used as transmission channels during Instant VM Recovery, SureBackup or Linux file-level recovery. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.

Proxy Appliance (Multi-OS FLR) Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	Proxy appliance	TCP	22	Port used as a communication channel from the backup server to the proxy appliance in the multi-OS file-level recovery process.
	Proxy appliance	TCP	2500-5000	Default range of ports used as data transmission channels. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
	VM guest OS	TCP	2500-5000	Default range of ports used as data transmission channels. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
Proxy appliance	VM guest OS	TCP	22	Port used as a communication channel from the proxy appliance to the Linux guest OS during multi-OS file-level recovery process.
		TCP	20	[If FTP option is used] Default port used for data transfer.
		TCP	2500-5000	Default range of ports used as data transmission channels. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
VM guest OS	Proxy appliance	TCP	22	Port used as a communication channel from the proxy appliance to Linux guest OS during multi-OS file-level recovery process.
VM guest OS	Proxy appliance	TCP	21	[If FTP option is used} Default port used for protocol control messages.

SureReplica Recovery Verification Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	vCenter Server	HTTPS TCP	443	Default port used for connections to vCenter Server.
	ESX(i) server	HTTPS TCP	443	Default port used for connections to ESX(i) host. Not required if vCenter connection is used.
	ESX(i) server	TCP	22	Port used as a control channel (only for jobs that use an ESX target with the console agent enabled).
	Proxy appliance	TCP	443	Port used for communication with the proxy appliance in the virtual lab.
	Proxy appliance	TCP	22	Port used for communication with the proxy appliance in the virtual lab.
	Applications on VMs in the virtual lab	—	—	Application-specific ports to perform port probing test. For example, to verify a DC, Veeam Backup & Replication probes port 389 for a response.
Internet-facing proxy server	VMs in the virtual lab	HTTP	8080	Port used to let VMs in the virtual lab access the Internet.

WAN Accelerator Connections

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication between WAN accelerators used in backup copy jobs.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Communication with Backup Server
Backup server	WAN accelerator (source and target)	TCP	6160	Default port used by the Veeam Installer Service.
		TCP	6162	Default port used by the Veeam Data Mover Service.
		TCP	6164	Controlling port for RPC calls.
Communication with Backup Repositories
WAN accelerator (source and target)	Backup repository (source and target)	TCP	2500 to 5000	Default range of ports used by the Veeam Data Mover Service for transferring files of a small size such as NVRAM, VMX, VMXF, GuestIndexData.zip and others. A port from the range is selected dynamically.
Communication Between WAN Accelerators
WAN accelerator	WAN accelerator	TCP	6164	Controlling port for RPC calls.
WAN accelerator	WAN accelerator	TCP	6165	Default port used for data transfer between WAN accelerators. Ensure this port is open in firewall between sites where WAN accelerators are deployed.

Tape Server Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	Tape server	TCP	6166	Controlling port for RPC calls.

HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage system	HTTP	8008	Default port used for communication with the HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage system over HTTP.
		HTTPS	8080	Default port used for communication with the HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage system over HTTPS.
		SSH	22	Default command port used for communication with HPE 3PAR StoreServ over SSH.
Backup proxy	HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage system	TCP	3260	Default iSCSI target port.

HPE Lefthand Storage Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	HP Lefthand storage system	SSH	16022	Default command port used for communication with HP Lefthand.
Backup proxy	HP Lefthand storage system	TCP	3260	Default iSCSI target port.

NetApp Storage Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	NetApp storage system	HTTP	80	Default command port used for communication with NetApp over HTTP.
Backup server	NetApp storage system	HTTPS	443	Default command port used for communication with NetApp over HTTPS.
Backup proxy	NetApp storage system	TCP, UDP	2049, 111	Standard NFS ports. Port 111 is used by the port mapper service.
Backup proxy	NetApp storage system	TCP	3260	Default iSCSI target port.

EMC VNX(e) Storage Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	VNX File	SSH	22	Default command port used for communication with VNX File over SSH.
	VNX Block	HTTPS	443	Default port used for communication with EMC VNX Block.
	VNXe	HTTPS	443	Default port used for communication with EMC VNXe and sending RESTful API calls.
Backup proxy	VNX Block VNXe	TCP	3260	Default iSCSI target port.
Backup proxy	VNX File VNXe	TCP, UDP	2049, 111	Standard NFS ports. Port 111 is used by the port mapper service.

VM Guest OS Connections

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of the backup server with the runtime coordination process deployed inside the VM guest OS for application-aware processing and indexing.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	Linux VM guest OS	TCP	22	Default SSH port used as a control channel.
	Guest interaction proxy	TCP	6190	Port used for communication with the guest interaction proxy.
	Guest interaction proxy	TCP	6290	Port used as a control channel for communication with the guest interaction proxy.
Guest interaction proxy	Microsoft Windows VM guest OS	TCP, UDP	135, 137-139, 445	Ports required to deploy the runtime coordination process on the VM guest OS.
		TCP	49152-65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range used by the runtime process deployed inside the VM for guest OS interaction (when working over the network, not over VIX API). For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.
		TCP	6167	[For Microsoft SQL logs shipping] Port used by the runtime process on the VM guest OS from which Microsoft SQL logs are collected.
Microsoft Windows VM guest OS	Guest interaction proxy	TCP	49152-65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range used by the runtime process deployed inside the VM for guest OS interaction (when working over the network, not over VIX API). For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.

* If you use default Microsoft Windows firewall settings, you do not need to configure dynamic RPC ports: during setup, Veeam Backup & Replication automatically creates a firewall rule for the runtime process. If you use firewall settings other than default ones or application-aware processing fails with the “RPC function call failed” error, you need to configure dynamic RPC ports.

Veeam U-AIR Wizards Connections

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of U-AIR wizards with other components.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
U-AIR wizards	Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager	TCP	9394	Default port used for communication with Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. Can be customized during Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager installation.

Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller Connections During Application Item Restore

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of the backup server with the Microsoft Active Directory VM during application-item restore.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	Microsoft Active Directory VM guest OS	TCP	135	Port required for communication between the domain controller and backup server.
		TCP, UDP	389	LDAP connections.
		TCP	636, 3268, 3269	LDAP connections.
		TCP	49152-65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range used by the runtime coordination process deployed inside the VM guest OS for application-aware processing (when working over the network, not over VIX API).* For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.

Microsoft Exchange Server Connections During Application Item Restore

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of the Veeam backup erver with the Microsoft Exchange Server system during application-item restore.

From

Protocol

Port

Notes

Backup server

Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 CAS Server

TCP

80, 443

WebDAV connections

Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013 CAS Server

TCP

443

Microsoft Exchange Web Services Connections

Microsoft SQL Server Connections During Application Item Restore

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of the backup server with the VM guest OS system during application-item restore.

From

Protocol

Port

Notes

Backup server

Microsoft
SQL VM guest OS

TCP

1433,1434 and other

Port used for communication with the Microsoft SQL Server installed inside the VM.

Port numbers depends on configuration of your Microsoft SQL server. For more information, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc646023.aspx#BKMK_ssde.

SMTP Server Connections

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of the backup server with the SMTP server.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Backup server	SMTP server	TCP	25	Port used by the SMTP server. Port 25 is most commonly used but the actual port number depends on configuration of your environment.

From

Protocol

Port

Notes

Backup server

SMTP server

TCP

Port used by the SMTP server.

Port 25 is most commonly used but the actual port number depends on configuration of your environment.

Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Connections

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager with other components.

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager	Backup server	TCP	9392	Default port used by Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager for collecting data from backup servers. Can be customized during Veeam Backup & Replication installation.
		TCP	49152-65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929851/en-us.
		TCP	135	Default RPC port.
		TCP	9393	Default port used by the Veeam Guest Catalog Service for catalog replication. Can be customized during Veeam Backup & Replication installation.
		TCP	2500 to 2600	Ports used by the Veeam Guest Catalog Service for replicating catalog data.
	vCenter Server	TCP	443	Default port used for connection to vCenter Server and deploying Veeam plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client. Can be customized in Enterprise Manager.
	Active Directory	TCP	As listed at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832017/en-us#method1.	Ports used by Enterprise Manager Service to communicate to Active Directory; also used when performing Self-Service Restore.
	Microsoft Search Server	TCP	9395	Default port used by the Veeam Backup Search Service integration component. Can be customized during Veeam Backup Search installation.
	Microsoft SQL Server hosting the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager configuration database	TCP	1433	Port used for communication with Microsoft SQL Server on which the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager configuration database is deployed (if you use a Microsoft SQL Server default instance). Additional ports may need to be open depending on your configuration. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc646023(v=sql.120).aspx#BKMK_ssde.
Enterprise Manager web site (IIS extension)	Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Service	TCP	9394	Default port used by Enterprise Manager web site (IIS extension) to communicate with Enterprise Manager Service. Can be customized during Enterprise Manager installation.
Enterprise Manager web site (IIS extension)	Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Service	TCP	9393	Default port used to enable file search. Can be customized during Enterprise Manager installation.
Browser	Enterprise Manager web site (IIS extension)	HTTP	9080	Default ports used to communicate with the website. Can be customized during Enterprise Manager installation.
Browser	Enterprise Manager web site (IIS extension)	HTTPS	9443
Enterprise Manager RestAPI client and/or VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-In	Enterprise Manager RESTful API	HTTP	9399	Default ports used to communicate with Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Web API. Can be customized during Enterprise Manager installation.
	Enterprise Manager RESTful API	HTTPS	9398

Veeam Explorers Connections