What ports need to be open for DCS agent to communicate with DCS manager

Products

• Data Center Security Server Advanced
• Data Center Security Server
• Critical System Protection

Issue/Introduction

Getting an error when attempting to test connection to the DCS manager using sisipsconfig -t

"Could not connect to server: CURLE_SSL_Connect_Error"

Cause

Port 443 and 2222 were being blocked by firewall policy

Resolution

Inbound communication from the management server to the agent uses local TCP port 2222
Outbound communication from the agent to the manager uses remote TCP port 443

Please refer to the following KB article for more information on the ports used with DCS:

Ports required for Critical System Protection and Data Center Security Server Advanced Manager/Console/Agent Port Communication