Ports

The following tables list network ports that must be opened to manage inbound and outbound traffic.

Backup

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Backup server

Source Linux machine with PostgreSQL

TCP

6162

Default port used by Linux Management Agent.

TCP

22

Default SSH port used as a control channel (without Linux Management Agent).

TCP

2500 to 3300

For WAL files shipping

Default range of ports used for managing data transfer over the network.

Log shipping server is used in case the direct connection to the backup repository is not possible. For more information, see the Log Shipping Servers section of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Source Linux machine with PostgreSQL

Log shipping server, backup repository

TCP

2500 to 3300

For WAL files shipping

Default range of ports used for managing data transfer over the network.

Log shipping server is used in case the direct connection to the backup repository is not possible. For more information, see the Log Shipping Servers section of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Restore

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Backup server, Veeam Backup & Replication console

Mount server

TCP

6170

Port used for connections to the mount service.

Backup repository

Target Linux machine with PostgreSQL

TCP

2500 to 3300

Default range of ports used for managing data transfer during restore to the original (remote) machine or another Linux machine with PostgreSQL.

Target Linux machine with PostgreSQL

Backup repository

TCP

2500 to 3300

Default range of ports used for managing data transfer during restore to the original (remote) machine or another Linux machine with PostgreSQL.

Mount server

Target Linux machine with PostgreSQL

TCP

22

Default SSH port used as a control channel.