Ports and Protocols for Symantec IT Management Suite (ITMS) 8.x
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Ports and Protocols for Symantec IT Management Suite (ITMS) 8.x

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Products

IT Management Suite Client Management Suite Server Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

This article contains information about the Ports and Protocols used by components of IT Management Suite (ITMS) 8.x

Environment

ITMS 8.x

Resolution

Symantec Installation Manager

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
Symantec Installation Manager TCP   80/443 SIM uses ports to download files only. It does not open any ports.
SIM accesses the following URLs. Your firewall should allow these URLs in order to use SIM properly.
https://www.solutionsam.com


 
SIM to MS SQL DB TCP Outbound 1433 Standard port for connection to remote MS SQL DB using TCP/IP transport. Note that MS SQL can be configured to custom or dynamic port usage. Yes, in MS SQL configuration.
SIM to MS SQL DB UDP Outbound 1434 Used to determine dynamic or custom port used by MS SQL instance. Also used for SQL server discovery. No
Symantec Installation Manager TCP/UDP(DNS) Outbound 53 Used to resolve SQL server name. No

 

Notification Server and Symantec Management Console

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
NS Console TCP Inbound 80/443 When using a remote console, Notification Server uses HTTP (port 80) to connect to the server and download the client application / admin console content. W3SVC Yes
Cloud-enabled management TCP Inbound/Outbound 4726 This is the default port for Cloud-enabled Management Agent IIS Website. It handles the incoming/outgoing connections from the Internet Gateway to the Notification Server. W3SVC Yes, you can configure it in Settings > Notification Server > Cloud-enabled Management > Setup > Cloud enabled Management Agent IIS Website Settings.
NS (agent install) UDP (NETLOGON) Outbound 138 Initial connection Notification Server to client. AexSvc No
NS (agent install) TCP (MS DS/CIFS/SMB) Outbound 445 Initial connection Notification Server to client. AexSvc No
Agent (initial connection) TCP Outbound 80/443 Initial connection Client to Notification Server (after Service Starts). AltirisAgentInstSvc Yes
Agent (initial connection) ICMP Type 8 (PING) Outbound   ICMP Type 8 (PING) package server speed check. AltirisAgentInstSvc No
Agent (policy update and post event) TCP Outbound 80/443 The Agent establishes a connection to server port TCP 80 for HTTP and server port TCP 443 for SSL. This port is configurable by the user, however, and can be set to any free port. AeXNSClient Yes
Hierarchy TCP Inbound/Outbound 80/443 Hierarchy uses the ports that individual Notification Servers have been set up and configured to use.

 

To join Notification Servers in a hierarchy, you must correctly enter the port numbers or HTTPS prefix inside the Add Hierarchy Node Wizard. In Step 1 of the wizard, in the URL field, you enter either HTTPS or the IIS port.

For example, to add a child node called example.com using port 30000, enter http://example.com:30000/Altiris/Console in the URL field. This means that your child Notification is configured to use port 30000, and you are instructing the local Notification Server to connect to it for hierarchy communications using that port.

To add a child node called example.com using HTTPS, enter https://example.com/Altiris/Console in the URL field.

Notification Servers within the hierarchy may not all use the same HTTP port for communication. As long as the hierarchy connection is configured correctly inside the Add Hierarchy Node Wizard, they will all work correctly.

AexSvc, W3SVC Yes
NS to MS SQL DB TCP Outbound 1433 Standard port for connection to remote MS SQL DB using TCP/IP transport. Note that MS SQL can be configured to custom or dynamic port usage. AexSvc, AltirisClientMsgDispatcher, AltirisReceiverService, W3SVC Yes, in MS SQL configuration.
NS to MS SQL DB UDP Outbound 1434 Used to determine dynamic or custom port used by MS SQL instance. AexSvc, AltirisClientMsgDispatcher, AltirisReceiverService, W3SVC No
NS TCP/UDP Outbound 389 Active Directory data import using AD import rules or Data Connector LDAP data source. AexSvc, W3SVC No
NS TCP Outbound 25 Optional connection to mail server using SMTP, required for sending notifications to configured recipients using automation policies or tasks. AexSvc Yes, NS console.
NS UDP Outbound 137 Optional WINS import for computers. AexSvc No
NS Data Connector TCP/UDP Outbound 1024-65536 In case data sources like ODBC or OLEDB are used, outgoing connection may be required to specific services defined by driver used. AexSvc, W3SVC No
NS Software package access TCP (SMB) Outbound 445 Optional access to software pacakges which are accessible only via UNC. AexSvc, W3SVC No
Computer discovery TCP/UDP (DNS) Outbound 53 Resolving computer hostname/fully qualified domain name(FQDN). AexSvc, W3SVC No
Computer discovery UDP (NetBIOS) Outbound 137, 138 Optional findout computer's NetBIOS name, or discover computer by NetBIOSname. AexSvc, W3SVC No
Computer discovery TCP (NetBIOS) Outbound 139 Optional findout computer's NetBIOS name, or discover computer by NetBIOSname. AexSvc, W3SVC No
Computer discovery TCP (RPC/WMI) Outbound 135, 49152-65535 Optional get computer's details(e.g. OS type) during discovery. AexSvc, W3SVC No
NS TCP Inbound 9086, 9988 Ports used to access Service Framework. Not utilized by SMP itself, but may be required by certain utilities like NSDiag.   No

 

Task Management

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
Task Server (atrshost.exe) TCP Inbound/Outbound 80/443 Task Server downloads tasks from NS and sends task-result xml to NS. AtrsHost, W3SVC Yes. Either through IIS, or with Altiris HTTP; use the Altiris.Http.config file.
Task Server (atrshost.exe) TCP Inbound/Outbound 50123 Tickle port. Opened by TS on NS during TS registration on NS after install.
Used to receive real-time notifications when some new tasks are to be executed.
NS sends tickle to TS when a new task is available.
AtrsHost Yes. Altiris.ClientTask.TickleService.config
Client Task Agent TCP Inbound/Outbound 80/443 Obtains the list of Task Servers and TS properties from the NS part of TS. AeXNSClient, W3SVC Yes. Either through IIS, or with Altiris HTTP; use the Altiris.Http.config file.
Client Task Agent TCP Inbound/Outbound 80/443 CTA checks for the new task and sends the task-result xml to TS. AeXNSClient, W3SVC Yes. Either through IIS, or with Altiris HTTP; use the Altiris.Http.config file.
Client Task Agent TCP Inbound/Outbound 50124 Tickle port. Opened by CTA on TS during registration.
Used to receive real-time notifications when some new tasks are to be executed.
TS send tickle to client if new task is available.
AeXNSClient Yes. Altiris.ClientTask.Server.config

 

Package Server

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
Package Server TCP Inbound 80/443 From client computers HTTP/HTTPS. W3SVC Yes, depends on the port used by the website Package Server is residing on.
Package Server TCP Inbound 445 From client computers UNC. System No
Package Server TCP  Outbound  445 To Notification Server UNC. AeXNSClient No
Package Server TCP Outbound 52030 Package Multicasting AeXNSClient Yes, in Symantec Management Console.
Package Server UDP Outbound 52030 Package Multicasting AeXNSClient Yes, in Symantec Management Console.
Package Server TCP/UDP Inbound 135 From client computers UNC. RpcSs (svchost.exe) No
Package Server TCP/UDP Inbound 139 From client computers UNC. System No
Package Server UDP Inbound 137 From client computers UNC. System No

 

Symantec Management Agent for Windows

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
Notification Server TCP Inbound 80/443 From client computers. W3SVC Yes, depends on the port used by the website Notification Server is residing on.
Symantec Management Agent TCP Outbound 80/443 To Notification Server. AeXNSClient Yes, depends on the port used by the website Notification Server is residing on.
Symantec Management Agent TCP Inbound 445 Push install from Notification Server. System No
Symantec Management Agent TCP Inbound 52028 Tickle / Power Management. AeXNSClient Yes, in Symantec Management Console.
Symantec Management Agent UDP Inbound 52028 Tickle / Power Management. AeXNSClient Yes, in Symantec Management Console.
Symantec Management Agent TCP Inbound 52029 Tickle / Power Management multicast. AeXNSClient Yes, in Symantec Management Console.
Symantec Management Agent UDP Inbound 52029 Tickle / Power Management multicast. AeXNSClient Yes, in Symantec Management Console.
Symantec Management Agent TCP/UDP Outbound 56118 Peer-to-peer (P2P) local HTTP server. AeXNSClient Yes, in Symantec Management Console.

 

Symantec Management Agent for ULM

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
Notification Server TCP Inbound 80/443 From client computers Yes, depends on the port used by the website the Notification Server is residing on.
UNIX, Linux or Mac client computer TCP Outbound 80/443 To the Notification Server Yes, depends on the port used by the website the Notification Server is residing on.
UNIX, Linux or Mac client computer TCP Outbound 80/443 To Package and Task Servers Yes, depends on the ports used by the website the Package Server Agent is integrated with.
UNIX, Linux or Mac client computer TCP Outbound Source ports 1024 and above To the Notification Server, Package, and Task Servers. No, the ports are randomly selected when the connection is established.
UNIX, Linux or Mac client computer TCP Inbound 22 (SSH) Push install from the Notification Server. Yes, depends on the port used by SSHD.
UNIX, Linux or Mac client computer TCP Inbound 52028 Tickle / Power Management messages. Yes, in the SM Console.
UNIX, Linux or Mac client computer UDP Inbound 52028 Tickle / Power Management messages. Yes, in the SM Console.
UNIX, Linux or Mac client computer UDP Inbound 52029 Multicast (default group is 224.0.255.135) Yes, in the SM Console.

 

Activity Center

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
Activity Center UI TCP  Inbound  80/443  HTTP/HTTPS Yes

 

Asset Management Solution

N/A

 

Client Management Suite Portal Page

The portal page contains web parts of other solutions - i.e. covered with specifications for other solutions, no special ports used.

 

CMDB Solution

N/A

 

Deployment Solution

For storing images on the Package Server and for communication from preOS with SMP infrastructure, Deployment Solution uses SMP ports and protocols.

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
HTTP/HTTPS imaging HTTP/HTTPS OutBound 80/443 Creating and Deploying images. W3SVC Yes
PXE Server PXE over UDP Inbound/Outbound 67-68/4011 Network boot using PXE, Port 67 is used when PXE Server is not on DHCP Server machine. SymantecNetworkBootServicePxe No
PXE Server PXE over UDP Inbound/Outbound TCP 4433 Network boot using PXE, TCP port 4433 is used for both communication and file transfer. SymantecNetworkBootServicePxe No
TFTP Server TFTP over UDP Inbound 69 TFTP requests for file download. SymantecNetworkBootServiceTftp No
TFTP Server TFTP over UDP Inbound/Outbound 1024-65535 TFTP file download port. TFTP Server uses the first available free port for TFTP file download. SymantecNetworkBootServiceTftp No
BSDP Server NFS Inbound/Outbound 111, 1048, 2049 NFS file access is used by the BSDP client to access the Mac disk image. DS uses the windows NFS feature here. SymantecNetworkBootServicePxe No

 

Event Console

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
Event Receiver TCP Inbound 8500 Alert Port EventReceiver Yes, in the Global Settings Item configuration XML.
Event Engine TCP Inbound 8501 Alert Port EventEngine Yes, in the Global Settings Item configuration XML.
Event Receiver TCP Inbound 8502 Receiver Refresh Port EventReceiver Yes, in the Global Settings Item configuration XML.
Event Engine TCP Inbound 8503 Engine Refresh Port EventEngine Yes, in the Global Settings Item configuration XML.
Event Engine UDP   64522, 64523, 64527, 64528   EventEngine No
Event Receiver UDP Inbound 162 SNMP trap EventReceiver No
Event Receiver UDP   64524, 64525, 64526, 64529   EventReceiver No

 

First-Time Setup Portal

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
FTSP UI TCP Inbound  80/443  HTTP/HTTPS Yes 

 

Internet Gateway

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
Gateway TCP Inbound 443* Gateway accepts connections from CEM agents to route them to NS on CEM port (default 4726). SymantecManagementPlatformInternetGateway Yes
Gateway TCP Outbound System-defined range* Ports that are used by apache service to perform calls to NS on CEM port. SymantecManagementPlatformInternetGateway Yes

* You might need to open more ports to let the name resolution work correctly. For example, for the NetBIOS name resolution you must open UDP port 137 (TCP, UDP).

 

Inventory Solution

Inventory Solution works through the Symantec Management Agent. There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for Windows ports.

 

Inventory Solution - ULM

Inventory Solution - ULM works through the Symantec Management Agent. There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for ULM ports.

 

Inventory Rule Management

Inventory Rule Management works through the Altiris Agent. There is no difference from that of the Altiris Agent for Windows ports.

 

Inventory for Network Devices

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
SNMP Protocol Plug-in UDP  Outbound/Inbound 161 Predefined IANA network port for SNMP protocol for agents to listen to SNMP requests.
In addition to above, we need to run Network discovery first(as a pre-requisite) and which uses the ports as configured through the Pluggable Protocols Architecture.
No
SNMP TrapListener Protocol Plug-in UDP Inbound 162 Predefined IANA network port for SNMP protocol for listening to SNMP traps. No

 

ITMS Admin App (iPad)

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
Tablet Service TCP/IP Inbound/Outbound 80/443  HTTP/HTTPS for ITMS management and status. Yes

 

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

The MDM configuration requires TCP port 443 to be opened (Inbound/Outbound) to allow communication between the MDM server, the Notification Server, the MDM-managed MacOS endpoints, and Apples's APNS server as documented in the following: Setting up and Configuring the MDM Server

Monitor Solution (Monitor Solution for Servers)

Monitor solution also uses the ports as configured through the Pluggable Protocols Architecture (PPA).

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
Metric Provider TCP Inbound/Outbound 1011  Real-Time Performance Viewer, Metric Provider. MetricProvider (Windows)
altirisSM (Linux/UNIX)
Yes, in Symantec Management Console.
Metric Provider UDP  Inbound/Outbound  Random PPA opened dynamic ports for SNMP metrics, agentless monitoring. MetricProvider (Windows)
altirisSM (Linux/UNIX)
No
Metric Provider TCP Inbound/Outbound Random PPA opened dynamic ports for agentless monitoring connections. MetricProvider (Windows)
altirisSM (Linux/UNIX)
No

 

Network Discovery

Network Discovery uses the ports as configured through the Pluggable Protocols Architecture (PPA).

 

Network Topology Viewer

Viewer just uses the visualization webpart containing data gathered by other solutions (Network Discovery, PPA), no special ports are used.

 

Patch Management Solution for Windows

Patch Management solution for Windows works through the Symantec Management Agent (and Client Task Agent for vulnerability assessment task). There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for Windows ports.
Requires access from Notification Server to SolutionSam and vendor sites to download patch data and patches from vendor sites. See Detailed Import Patch Management for Windows access to SolutionSam and Vendor Download Sites for more information.

 

Patch Management Solution for Linux

Patch Management Solution for Linux works through the Symantec Management Agent. There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for ULM ports.
Requires access from Notification Server to RedHat, SUSE, and CentOS sites to download patch data and patches from vendor sites.

 

Patch Management Solution for MAC

Patch Management Solution for MAC works through the Symantec Management Agent. There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for ULM ports.
Requires access from Mac endpoint to Apple site to communicate with Apple Update Server to make assessments and download patch data.

 

Pluggable Protocol Architecture

PPA is a component that can be loaded to any service/process, but is mostly used by MetricProvider, AtrsHost, and AMTRedirectionService.

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
AMT Protocol Plugin TCP/UDP Outbound/Inbound 16992 Predefined IANA network port for Intel AMT to send and receive data (SOAP/HTTP). MetricProvider, AtrsHost, AMTRedirectionService, etc. (can be loaded by any process using PPA SDK) No
AMT Protocol Plugin TCP/UDP Outbound/Inbound 16993 Predefined IANA network port for Intel AMT to send and receive data (SOAP/HTTPS). MetricProvider, AtrsHost, AMTRedirectionService No
AMT Protocol Plugin TCP/UDP Outbound/Inbound 16994 Predefined IANA network port for Intel AMT to send and receive data (Redirection/TCP). MetricProvider, AtrsHost, AMTRedirectionService No
AMT Protocol Plugin TCP/UDP Outbound/Inbound 16995 Predefined IANA network port for Intel AMT to send and receive data (Redirection/TLS). MetricProvider, AtrsHost, AMTRedirectionService No
ASF Protocol Plugin UDP Outbound/Inbound 623 Predefined IANA network port for ASF protocol to send and receive data. (RMCP - Remote Management and Control Protocol). MetricProvider, AtrsHost No
ASF Protocol Plugin UDP Outbound/Inbound 664 Predefined IANA network port for ASF protocol to send and received data. (RSP - RMCP Security Extensions Protocol). MetricProvider, AtrsHost No
EMC Protocol Plugin TCP Outbound 443   MetricProvider, AtrsHost Yes
HTTP Protocol Plugin TCP Outbound/Inbound 80 Predefined IANA network port for HTTP protocol to send and receive data. MetricProvider, AtrsHost No
IPMI Protocol Plugin TCP Outbound/Inbound 623   MetricProvider, AtrsHost Yes
SNMP Protocol Plugin UDP Outbound/Inbound 161 Predefined IANA network port for SNMP protocol for agents to listen to SNMP requests. MetricProvider, AtrsHost No
SNMP TrapListener Protocol Plugin UDP Inbound 162 Predefined IANA network port for SNMP protocol for listening to SNMP traps. MetricProvider, AtrsHost No
SNMP TrapListener Protocol UDP   1024-65536 Four additional UDP ports are opened by net-SNMP open-source library used by our code. MetricProvider, AtrsHost  
SSH Protocol Plugin TCP/UDP Inbound/Outbound 22 Predefined network port for SSH protocol. MetricProvider, AtrsHost Yes
VMware Protocol Plugin TCP Inbound/Outbound 80/443 Default port for communication. MetricProvider, AtrsHost Yes
WMI Protocol Plugin TCP Inbound/Outbound 135 Default port for communication. MetricProvider, AtrsHost No
WS-MAN Protocol Plugin TCP Inbound/Outbound 623 Predefined IANA network port for WS-MAN protocol. MetricProvider, AtrsHost Yes
WS-MAN Protocol Plugin TCP Inbound/Outbound 664 Predefined IANA network port for WS-MAN protocol. MetricProvider, AtrsHost Yes
WMI Protocol Plugin TCP/UDP Inbound/Outbound 1025-5000 Dynamic ports for communication.   No
WMI Protocol Plugin TCP/UDP Inbound/Outbound 49152-65535 Dynamic ports for communication.   No

 

Power Scheme

Power Scheme solution works through the Symantec Management Agent. There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for Windows ports.

 

Real-Time System Management (RTSM\RTCI)

Real-Time System Management works through the Pluggable Protocol Architecture. There is no difference from that of the Pluggable Protocol Architecture component ports..

 

Server Management Suite Portal Page

The portal page contains web parts of other solutions or tasks from other solutions - i.e. covered with specifications for other solutions (Monitor, Discovery, PPA, Event Console, RTCI,  Task Management, NS Server, etc).

 

Symantec Endpoint Protection Integration Component

Symantec Endpoint Protection Integration Component (SEPIC) relies on the ports configured for the Notification Server. 

 

Software Management Framework

Software Management Framework works through the Symantec Management Agent. There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for Windows ports.

 

Software Management Solution - ULM

Software Management Solution - ULM works through the Symantec Management Agent. There is no difference from that of the Symantec Management Agent for ULM ports.

 

Software Management Solution - Windows

Software Management Solution for WIndows - works through the Symantec Management Agent. Software Portal works through the HTTP(s) port, configured for the Notification Server (80/443 by default).

 

Symantec Workflow

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Service Name Is configurable?
Workflow Server TCP/IP Inbound/Outbound 80/443 HTTP/HTTPS for ProcessManager Portal, etc. SWFSVR Yes
Server Extensions TCP/IP Inbound/Outbound 11434 Publishing from Workflow Designer.   Yes, but not recommended.
Enterprise Management/Deployment TCP/IP Inbound/Outbound 11436 Deployment and registration from Workflow Enterprise Manager.   No
Workflow Components Various  Inbound/Outbound  Various  Workflow Designer is a development tool that allows the use of components to integrate with myriad systems and protocols. Ports will vary based on customers' designs and requirements.   Yes

 

Virtual Machine Management

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
VMware Protocol Plugin TCP  Inbound/Outbound  443 Default port for communication. Yes
MSHyperV Protocol Plugin TCP  Inbound/Outbound 135  Default port for communication. No

 

Power Control Task

Component Protocol Direction Port Connections Is configurable?
Wake on Lan TCP  Outbound  50200 Default port for communication. Yes

Additional Information

169520 TCP/UDP ports required in Ghost Solution Suite 3.X