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Brocade Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide 77
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Management server and client ports
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Management server and client ports
The Management application has two parts: the Server and the Client. The Server is installed on
one machine and stores device-related information; it does not have a user interface. To view
information through a user interface, you must log in to the Server through a Client. The Server and
Clients may reside on the same machine, or on separate machines. If you are running Professional,
the server and the client must be on the same machine.
In some cases, a network may utilize virtual private network (VPN) or firewall technology, which can
prohibit communication between Products and the Servers or Clients. In other words, a Server or
Client can find a Product, appear to log in, but is immediately logged out because the Product
cannot reach the Server or Client. To resolve this issue, check to determine if the ports in the table
below need to be opened up in the firewall.
NOTE
Professional edition does not support remote clients.
Table 21 lists the default port numbers and whether or not it needs to be opened up in the firewall
and includes the following information:
• Port Number — The port at the destination end of the communication path.
• Ports — The name of the port.
• Transport — The transport type (TCP or UDP).
• Description — A brief description of the port.
• Communication Path — The “source” to “destination” values. Client and Server refer to the
Management application client and server unless stated otherwise. Product refers to the
Fabric OS, Network OS, or IronWare OS devices.
• Open in Firewall — Whether the port needs to be open in the firewall.
TABLE 21 Port usage and firewall requirements
Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall
20
1
FTP Port (Control) TCP FTP Control port for internal
FTP
server
Client–Server
Product–Server
Yes
21
1
FTP Port (Data) TCP FTP Data port for internal
FTP
server
Client–Server
Product–Server
Yes
22
2
SSH or SCP or SFTP TCP Secure telnet and secure
upload and download to
product
Server–Product
Client –Product
Product – Server
Yes
23 Telnet TCP Telnet port from server/client
to product
Server–Product
Client–Product
Yes
25
2
SMTP Server port TCP SMTP Server port for e-mail
communication if you use
e-mail notifications without SSL
Server–SMTP
Server
Yes
49
2
TACACS+ Authentication port TCP TACACS+ server port for
authentication if you use
TACACS+ as an external
authentication
Server–TACACS+
Server
Yes
69 TFTP UDP File upload/download to
product
Product-Server Yes