TCP and UDP ports required to access VMware vSphere Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article lists the TCP and UDP ports for VMware vSphere Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager

Resolution

TCP and UDP ports for VMware vSphere Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager:
 

Product	Port	Protocol	Source	Target	Purpose
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	80	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	www.vmware.com and xml.shavlik.com	To obtain metadata for the updates, Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager must be able to connect to http://www.vmware.com and http://xml.shavlik.com
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	80	TCP	ESXi/ESX Host	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Host	ESXi/ESX Host to Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server. The reverse proxy forwards the request to port 9084
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	80	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	vCenter Server	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager to vCenter Server communication
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	443	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	www.vmware.com and xml.shavlik.com	To obtain metadata for the updates, Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager must be able to connect to http://www.vmware.com and http://xml.shavlik.com
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	443	TCP	ESXi/ESX Host	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	ESXi/ESX Host to Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server . The reverse proxy forwards the request to port 9084
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	443	TCP	vCenter Server	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	vCenter Server to Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server. The reverse proxy forwards the request to port 8084
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	735	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	Virtual Machines	Update Manager/Lifecycle Managerlistenerport (rdevServer.exe) part of the Remote Device Server used for virtual machine patching.
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	902	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	ESXi/ESX Host	To push patches and updates from Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager to the ESXi/ESX Hosts to be updated
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	1433	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	Microsoft SQL Server	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager to Microsoft SQL Server connectivity (for Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Database)
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	1521	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	Oracle Database Server	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager to Oracle connectivity (for Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Database)
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	8084	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Client Plugin	SOAP between components of Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server and the vCenter Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager client plug-in. Configurable at install. Note: In an embedded Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager setup in version 6.5, if there are multiple vCenter/VUM servers in enhanced link mode, port 8084 needs to be open with two way communication between each vCenter/VUM server in order for Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager to be viewable in enhanced link mode in the web client.
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	9084	TCP	ESXi/ESX host	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	ESXi/ESX hosts connect to the VUM (VMware Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager) webserver listening for updates. Configurable at install.
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	9087	TCP	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Client Plugin	Port used for uploading host update files. Configurable at install.
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	9000 to 9100	TCP	ESXi/ESX Host	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	This is the recommend port range from which to choose ports for Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager if ports 80 and 443 are already in use. Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager automatically opens these ports for ESX Host scanning and remediation.
Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager	9087	TCP	ESXi Host	Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server	ESXi hosts connect to the VUM (VMware Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager) webserver listening for updates.

Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager

8083

TCP

ESXi Host

Update Manager/Lifecycle Manager Server

vLCM access to ESXi configuration store.