Port requirements for VMware vSphere ESXi
Article ID: 318895
Updated On: 04-02-2025
Products
Issue/Introduction
This article provides information on the port requirements for VMware vSphere ESXi, with the purpose to allow for configuring an external firewall to permit communications for vSphere services.
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0
Resolution
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0 - 8.0
The tables below list the TCP and UDP ports required by VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0 and 8.0.
|
Port |
Protocol |
Source |
Target |
Purpose |
|
9 |
UDP |
ESXi Management IP Address |
ESXi Management IP Address |
Used by Wake on LAN |
|
22 |
TCP |
Management Workstations |
ESXi Management IP addresses |
Required for SSH access |
|
53 |
UDP/TCP |
ESXi Host |
DNS Server |
DNS client |
|
68 |
UDP |
DHCP Server |
ESXi Host |
DHCP client for IPv4 |
|
80 |
TCP |
Management Workstations |
ESXi Host |
VMware Host Client - Redirect requests from HTTP to HTTPS |
|
161 |
UDP |
SNMP Server |
ESXi Host |
Allows the host to connect to an SNMP server |
|
427 |
TCP |
CIM server |
ESXi Host |
Common Information Model Service Location Protocol (CIM SLP) |
|
443 |
TCP |
vSphere Web client |
ESXi Host |
Client Connections |
|
546 |
UDP |
DHCP Server |
ESXi Host |
DHCP client for IPv6 |
|
547 |
UDP |
ESXi Host |
DHCP Server |
DHCP client for IPv6 |
|
902 |
UDP |
ESXi Host |
vCenter Server |
Core management communications between vCenter Server and ESXi (vpxd) |
|
902 |
TCP |
vCenter Server |
ESXi Host |
Core management communications between vCenter Server and ESXi (vpxd) |
|
2233 |
TCP |
ESXi Host |
vSan Transport |
Storage I/O for vSAN |
|
3260 |
TCP |
ESXi Host |
Software iSCSI Client |
Supports software iSCSI |
|
5988 |
TCP |
CIM Secure Server |
ESXi Host |
Secure server for CIM |
|
6999 |
UDP |
ESXi Management IP address |
ESXi Management IP address |
NSX Distributed Router |
|
8000 |
TCP |
ESXi Host |
ESXi Host |
vMotion |
|
8080 |
TCP |
ESXi vSAN IP address |
ESXi vSAN IP address |
Storage Profile-based Management for vSAN |
|
8100,8200,8300 |
TCP/UDP |
ESXi Management IP address |
ESXi Management IP address |
vSphere Fault Tolerance Communications |
|
8301, 8302 |
UDP |
ESXi Management IP address |
ESXi Management IP address |
Distributed Virtual Switch Communications |
|
12345, 23451 |
UDP |
ESXi vSAN IP addresses |
ESXi vSAN IP addresses |
Cluster Monitoring, Membership, and Directory Service used by vSAN. |
|
80,9000 |
TCP |
vCenter Server |
ESXi Host |
vSphere Lifecycle Manager/Update Manager Communications - Redirect requests from HTTP to HTTPS |
Additional Information
For additional Information on port requirements refer to VMware ports and Protocols
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