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Ports
The following tables list the ports used by the Dell OpenManage systems management software, standard
operating system services and other agent applications.
NOTE: Ports with the correct configuration are necessary to allow Dell OpenManage systems
management software to connect to a remote device through firewalls.
NOTE: The systems management software version mentioned indicates the minimum version of the
product required to use that port.
NOTE: CIM ports are dynamic. See the Microsoft knowledge base at support.microsoft.com for
information on CIM port usage.
NOTE: If you are using a firewall, you must open all ports listed in the following tables to ensure that
Dell OpenManage applications function correctly.
Dell OpenManage Essentials
Management Stations
Table 1. Supported Protocols and Ports on Management Stations
Port
Numb
er
Protocol Port Type Maximum
Encryption
Level
Directio
n
Usage
25 SMTP TCP None In/Out Optional e-mail alert action
162 SNMP UDP None In Event reception through SNMP
1433 Proprietar
y
TCP None In/Out Optional remote SQL server access
2607 HTTPS TCP 128 - bit SSL In/Out Web GUI
1278 HTTP TCP None In/Out To launch OME console over HTTP
Managed Nodes
Table 2. Supported Protocols and Ports on Managed Nodes
Port Number Protocol Port Type Maximum
Encryption
Level
Direction Usage
22 SSH TCP 128 – bit In/Out Contextual
application
launch — SSH
client Remote
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