VMware Ports and

VMware
Protocols
Ports and Protocols
September 4, 2023 September 4, 2023
Product Version Source Destination Ports Protocols Purpose Service Description Classification

vRealize 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, vRealize Log vRealize Log 7001 TCP Port required Cassandra replication and query over SSL -
Log 8.4, 8.6, Insight Insight appliance between cluster
Insight 8.10 appliance nodes

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log Mail Server 587 TCP External SMTPS: mail service over STARTTLS for outbound -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services alerts
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log vRealize Log 59778, TCP Ports required vRealize Log Insight Thrift service -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight Insight Appliance 16520 - between cluster
Insight 8.10 Appliance 16580 nodes

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log Third-party log 9543 CFAPI External Outbound Log Insight Ingestion API (CFAPI) traffic -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight manager services configured as a Forwarder destination with
Insight 8.10 Appliance encryption (SSL/TLS)

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log vRealize Log 9543 TCP Sources Log Insight Ingestion API over SSL -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight Insight Appliance sending data
Insight 8.10 Agents

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log vRealize Log 9000 TCP Sources Log Insight Ingestion API -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight Insight Appliance sending data
Insight 8.10 Agents

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log vRealize Log 9042 TCP Port required Cassandra service for native protocol clients -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight Insight Appliance between cluster
Insight 8.10 Appliance nodes

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log Third-party log 9000 CFAPI External Outbound Log Insight Ingestion API (CFAPI) traffic -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight manager services configured as a Forwarder destination
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log vRealize Log 7000 TCP Port required Cassandra replication and query -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight Insight Appliance between cluster
Insight 8.10 Appliance nodes

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log AD server 3269 TCP External Active Directory Global Catalog SSL -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log AD server 3268 TCP External Active Directory Global Catalog -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance
Product Version Source Destination Ports Protocols Purpose Service Description Classification

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log AD server 636 TCP External Active Directory over SSL -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log Third-party log 514 TCP, UDP External syslog data -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight manager services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, System vRealize Log 1514, TCP Sources syslog data over SSL -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, sending logs Insight Appliance 6514 sending data
Insight 8.10

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, System vRealize Log 514 TCP, UDP Sources Outbound syslog traffic configured as a Forwarder -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, sending logs Insight Appliance sending data destination
Insight 8.10

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log Mail Server 465 TCP External SMTPS: mail service over SSL for outbound alerts -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, User vRealize Log 443 TCP User interface HTTPS: Web interface -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, workstation Insight Appliance
Insight 8.10

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log vRealize 443 TCP External vRealize Operations Web service -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight Operations services
Insight 8.10 Appliance Manager
appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log vCenter Server 443 TCP External vCenter Server Web Service -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log AD server 389 TCP, UDP External Active Directory -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log NTP Server 123 UDP External NTPD: Provides NTP time synchronization. The -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services port is open only if you select to use NTP time
Insight 8.10 Appliance synchronization.

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, User vRealize Log 80 TCP User interface HTTP: Web interface -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, workstation Insight Appliance
Product Version Source Destination Ports Protocols Purpose Service Description Classification

Insight 8.10

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log DNS server 53 TCP, UDP External DNS: name resolution service -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, vRealize Log Mail Server 25 TCP External SMTP: mail service for outbound alerts -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, Insight services
Insight 8.10 Appliance

vRealize 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, Admin vRealize Log 22 TCP User interface SSH: Secure Shell connectivity -
Log 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, workstation Insight Appliance
Insight 8.10

vRealize 8.0, 8.1 vRealize Log AD server 88 TCP, UDP External Kerberos -
Log Insight services
Insight Appliance