Ports

The following tables describe network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of Veeam Agent operating in the standalone mode with other infrastructure components.

To learn about ports required to enable proper work of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows managed by Veeam Backup & Replication, see the Ports section in the Veeam Agent Management Guide.

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 computers.

Communication Between Veeam Agent Components

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to enable proper communication between Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows components.

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Veeam Agent Computer

Veeam Agent Computer

TCP

9395+,
6183+

Ports used locally on the Veeam Agent computer for communication between Veeam Agent components and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Service.

If the default port number is already in use, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Service will try to use the next port number.

Veeam Update Notification Server (autolk.veeam.com)

TCP

443

Default port used to download information about available updates from the Veeam Update Notification Server over the Internet.

Communication with Veeam Backup & Replication Repositories

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication with Veeam backup repositories.

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Veeam Agent Computer

Veeam Backup Server

TCP

10001

Default port used by Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows operating in the standalone mode for communication with the Veeam Backup server.

Data between the Veeam Agent computer and backup repositories is transferred directly, bypassing Veeam backup servers.

Linux server performing the role of a backup repository

TCP

2500 to 3300

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

49152-65535

Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see Microsoft documentation.

TCP

2500 to 3300

Default range of ports used as data transmission channels. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.

Shared folder SMB (CIFS) share

TCP
UDP

137 to 139,
443,
445

Ports used as a transmission channel from the Veeam Agent computer to the target SMB (CIFS) share.

Ports 137 to 139 are used by backup infrastructure components to communicate using NetBIOS.

Port 443 is used to connect the target SMB (CIFS) share over QUIC. For more information, see Microsoft documentation.

Gateway Microsoft Windows server

TCP
UDP

137 to 139,
445

If an SMB (CIFS) share is used as a backup repository and a Microsoft Windows server is selected as a gateway server for this CIFS share, these ports must be opened on the gateway Microsoft Windows server.

Ports 137 to 139 are used by backup infrastructure components to communicate using NetBIOS.

TCP

49152-65535

Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see Microsoft documentation.

TCP

2500 to 3300

Default range of ports used as data transmission channels. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned.

Communication with Veeam Cloud Connect Repositories

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication with Veeam Cloud Connect repositories.

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Veeam Agent Computer

Cloud gateway

TCP

6180

Port on the cloud gateway used to transport Veeam Agent data to the Veeam Cloud Connect repository.

Certificate Revocation Lists

TCP

80 or 443 (most popular)

Veeam Agent computer needs access to CRLs (Certificate Revocation Lists) of the CA (Certification Authority) who issued a certificate to the Veeam Cloud Connect service provider.

Generally, information about CRL locations can be found on the CA website.

Communication with Object Storage

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication with object storage if you back up data to object storage directly or to object storage added as a Veeam backup repository with the direct connection mode. For more information about object storage connection modes, see Connection Types.

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Veeam Agent Computer

Amazon S3 object storage

TCP

443

Used to communicate with the Amazon S3 object storage through the following endpoints:

  • *.amazonaws.com (for both Global and Government regions)
  • *.amazonaws.com.cn (for China region)

All AWS service endpoints are specified in the AWS documentation.

80

Used to verify the certificate status through the following endpoints:

  • *.amazontrust.com

Consider that certificate verification endpoints (CRL URLs and OCSP servers) are subject to change. The actual list of addresses can be found in the certificate itself.

Microsoft Azure object storage

TCP

443

Used to communicate with the Microsoft Azure object storage through the following endpoints:

  • xxx.blob.core.windows.net (for Global region)
  • xxx.blob.core.chinacloudapi.cn (for China region)
  • xxx.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net (for Government region)

Consider that the <xxx> part of the address must be replaced with your actual storage account URL that can be found in the Azure management portal.

80

Used to verify the certificate status through the following endpoints:

  • ocsp.digicert.com
  • ocsp.msocsp.com

Consider that certificate verification endpoints (CRL URLs and OCSP servers) are subject to change. The actual list of addresses can be found in the certificate itself. For more details, see also Microsoft documentation.

Google Cloud storage

TCP

443

Used to communicate with Google Cloud storage through the following endpoints:

  • storage.googleapis.com

All cloud endpoints are specified in this Google article.

80

Used to verify the certificate status through the following endpoints:

  • ocsp.pki.goog
  • pki.goog
  • crl.pki.goog

Consider that certificate verification endpoints (CRL URLs and OCSP servers) are subject to change. The actual list of addresses can be found in the certificate itself.

IBM Cloud object storage

TCP

Depends on device configuration

Used to communicate with IBM Cloud object storage.

S3 compatible object storage

TCP

Depends on device configuration

Used to communicate with S3 compatible object storage.

Communication with Mail Servers

The following table describes network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication with mail servers.

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Veeam Agent Computer

SMTP server

TCP

25

Default port used by the SMTP server.

TCP

587

Port used by the SMTP server if SSL is enabled.

Gmail REST API (gmail.googleapis.com)

TCP

443

Port used for communication with Google Mail services.

Microsoft Graph REST API (graph.microsoft.com, login.microsoftonline.com)

TCP

443

Port used for communication with Microsoft Exchange Online organizations.