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Used Ports

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

Backup

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Veeam Backup Server / Guest Interaction Proxy (Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions)

Microsoft SQL Server VM Guest OS

TCP, UDP

135, 137 to 139, 445

To deploy the runtime coordination process on a VM guest OS.

TCP

49152 to 65535
(for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)

The dynamic RPC range that is used by the runtime coordination process which is deployed on a VM guest OS for application-aware processing.

TCP

6167

For Microsoft SQL Server transaction logs shipping

Utilized by the runtime process on a VM guest OS from which transaction logs are being collected.

Microsoft SQL Server VM Guest OS

Veeam Backup Server / Guest Interaction Proxy (Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions)

TCP

49152 to 65535
(for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)

The dynamic RPC range that is used by the runtime coordination process which is deployed on a VM guest OS for application-aware processing

Log Shipping Server

TCP

2500 to 5000

For Microsoft SQL Server transaction logs shipping

The default port range used by the Veeam data mover service for data transfer over the network.

 

Used Ports Note:

Configuring dynamic RPC range is not required when using default Microsoft Windows firewall settings as Veeam Backup & Replication automatically creates an associated firewall rule for the runtime process during installation. When using custom firewall settings or if application-aware processing fails with the RPC function call failed error, make sure to configure dynamic RPC ports manually. For more information, see this Microsoft article.

Restore

From

To

Protocol

Port

Notes

Veeam Backup Server / Standalone Console / Mount server associated with the backup repository (only when restoring from Enterprise Manager)

Target Server, Staging Server

TCP, UDP

135, 445

To deploy the runtime coordination process on a target guest OS.

TCP

49152 to 65535
(for Microsoft Windows 2008 and newer)

The dynamic RPC range that is used by the runtime coordination process which is deployed on a target guest OS.

For more information, see this Microsoft article.

TCP

6160

To communicate with the installer service.

TCP

1433, 1434

To communicate with the Microsoft SQL server that is installed on a VM during the application-item restore.

For more information, see this Microsoft article.

UDP

1434

Utilized by the Microsoft SQL Server Browser service.

For more information, see this Microsoft article.

TCP

1025 to 1034

The default RPC range for the runtime component that is installed on a target or staging SQL server guest OS to support restore.

Such a port range is only opened while application item restore is being performed.

Target Server, Staging Server

Mount server associated with the backup repository

TCP

3260 to 3270

The port range that is opened by Veeam Backup & Replication to manage the iSCSI traffic during restore to the target VM.

Such a port range is only opened while application item restore is being performed.

For more information, see Mount Operations.