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Used Ports

The following tables describe network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of components in the Veeam Agent management infrastructure.

Veeam Backup & Replication Connections

For information about network ports that must be opened to ensure proper communication of the backup server with backup infrastructure components, see the Used Ports section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

For information about ports that must be opened to ensure communication of the backup server with Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure components, see the Used Ports section in the Veeam Cloud Connect Guide.

In addition to general port requirements applicable to a Veeam backup server, the backup server used in the Veeam Agent management scenario must have the following ports opened:

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Veeam Backup Server	Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows)	TCP	6184+	Default port used for communication with the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Service. If port 6184 is already in use, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Service tries to use the next port number in the allocated range (6184 to 6194). Once the service takes the next available port, it makes it the default port for all subsequent connections.
		TCP UDP	135, 137 to 139, 445, 6160, 11731	Default ports used for communication with the Veeam Installer Service. Port 135 is used for WMI queries. WMI queries are mandatory to back up failover clusters and perform file-level restore and optional to provide faster Veeam Agent deployment. Ports 137 to 139 are used by backup infrastructure components to communicate using NetBIOS. Ports 137 to 139 and 445 are used during restore started from the Veeam Backup & Replication console. Ports 6160 and 11731 are used to deploy Veeam Agent on the computer and to provide faster restore. If the backup repository server role and the mount server role are assigned to different servers in your infrastructure, you must open ports described in the Mount Server Connections subsection of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
		TCP	2500 to 3300	[For Microsoft SQL logs shipping] Ports used to collect Microsoft SQL logs from the Veeam Agent computer.
		TCP	6167, 2500 to 3300	[For Microsoft SQL logs shipping] Ports used to collect Microsoft SQL logs from the Veeam Agent computer operating as part of a failover cluster with SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups.
		TCP	6211	[For storage snapshots support] Port used for communication with the hardware VSS provider. For more information, see Storage Snapshots Support.
		TCP	6160, 11731	Port used for the volume-level restore.
	Veeam Agent Computer (Linux)	TCP	22	Default port used as a control channel from the Veeam Backup Server to the Veeam Agent computer.
		TCP	6162	Default port used by the Veeam Data Mover.
		TCP	2500 to 3300	Default range of ports used for communication between Veeam Agent components during data transmission. For every TCP connection that a backup job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
	Distribution Server	TCP UDP	135, 137 to 139, 445, 6160, 11731	Ports on a Microsoft Windows server used for deploying the Distribution Server component. Port 135 is optional. This port is used to provide faster Veeam Agent deployment. Ports 137 to 139 are used by backup infrastructure components to communicate using NetBIOS. Ports 6160 and 11731 are used by the Veeam Installer Service. These ports together with port 445 are mandatory to deploy the Distribution Server component.
		TCP	49152 to 65535	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see this Microsoft KB article.
		TCP	9380	Default port used for communication with the Veeam Distribution Service.
	Backup Proxy	TCP	6211	[For storage snapshots support] Port used for communication with the hardware VSS provider. For more information, see Storage Snapshots Support.
Distribution Server	Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows)	TCP	49152 to 65535	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see this Microsoft KB article. The port range is required for communication with the Veeam Installer Service.
	Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows)	TCP UDP	6160, 11731	Ports on the Veeam Agent computer used for deploying Veeam Agent.
	Veeam Agent Computer (Linux)	TCP	22	Default port used to establish an SSH connection for the purpose of Veeam Agent packages transmission and deployment control.

Veeam Agent Computer Connections

From	To	Protocol	Port	Notes
Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows)	Veeam Backup Server	TCP	10005	Default port used by Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows operating in the managed mode for communication with the Veeam Backup server. Data between the Veeam Agent computer and backup repositories is transferred directly, bypassing Veeam backup servers.
Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows)	Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows)	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 port 9395 or 6183 is already in use, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Service will try to use the next port number.
Veeam Agent Computer (Linux, Unix, macOS)	Veeam Backup Server	TCP	10006	Default port used for communication with the Veeam Backup server. Data between the Veeam Agent computer and backup repositories is transferred directly, bypassing Veeam backup servers.
Veeam Agent Computer (Linux, Unix, macOS)	Veeam Agent Computer (Linux, Unix, macOS)	TCP	2500 to 3300	Default range of ports used locally for communication between Veeam Agent components during data transmission. For every TCP connection that a backup job uses, one port from this range is assigned.
Communication with Veeam Backup & Replication Repositories
Veeam Agent Computer	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 to 65535 (for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see this Microsoft KB article.
		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 CIFS (SMB) share	TCP UDP	137 to 139, 445	Ports used as a transmission channel from the Veeam Agent computer to the target CIFS (SMB) share. Ports 137 to 139 are used by backup infrastructure components to communicate using NetBIOS.
	Gateway Microsoft Windows server	TCP UDP	137 to 139, 445	If a CIFS (SMB) 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 to 65535	Dynamic RPC port range. For more information, see this Microsoft KB article.
		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
Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS)	Cloud gateway	TCP	6180	Port on the cloud gateway used to transport Veeam Agent data to the Veeam Cloud Connect repository.
Veeam Agent Computer (Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS)	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.