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

Staging server (used for data export), target Linux machine with PostgreSQL

TCP

2500 to 3300

Default range of ports used for managing data transfer in the following scenarios:

  • Restore, publish or instant recovery to the original (remote) machine or another Linux machine with PostgreSQL.
  • Exporting data to the Veeam Backup & Replication console (available for Windows-based backup servers only) or any Linux machine.

Staging server

Target machine for data export (Veeam Backup & Replication console or Linux machine)

Target Linux machine with PostgreSQL

Backup repository

TCP

2500 to 3300

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

Mount server

Target machine for data export (Veeam Backup & Replication console or Linux machine), target Linux machine with PostgreSQL, staging server

TCP

22

Default SSH port used as a control channel.