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TCP/IP ports on the IMM, RSA II, BMC, and BladeCenter Management Module

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Abstract

The Remote Supervisor Adapter II, BMC, BladeCenter Management Module, and Integrated Management Module use a variety of TCP/IP ports for communication. This technote lists them and indicates which ones the administrator can and cannot change. You need to ensure that your network (firewalls and routers) allows communications through these ports for the adapter and Management Module to function properly.

For related information about this topic, refer to the following IBM Redbooks publication:
IBM eServer xSeries and BladeCenter Server Management, SG24-6495-00

Contents

The Remote Supervisor Adapter II, BMC, BladeCenter Management Module, and Integrated Management Module use a variety of TCP/IP ports for communication. This technote lists them and indicates which ones the administrator can and cannot change. You need to ensure that your network (firewalls and routers) allows communications through these ports for the adapter and Management Module to function properly.

Covered in this document:

  • Integrated Management Module (IMM)
  • Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II)
  • Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
  • BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM)
  • BladeCenter Management Module (MM)




Integrated Management Module (IMM)

The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.

Port namePort numberDescription
http80 (default)Web server HTTP connection - TCP
https443 (default)SSL connection -TCP
telnet23 (default)Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP
telnet (SMASH/CLP)50023 (default)Telnet command-line interface using SMASH/CLP
SSH22 (default)Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP
SSH (SMASH/CLP)50022 (default)Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface using SMASH/CLP
SNMP agent161 (default)SNMP get/set commands - UDP
SNMP traps162 (default)SNMP traps - UDP
Remote presence3900 (default)Remote presence
CIM/XML HTTP5988 (default)CIM/XML HTTP
CIM/XML HTTPS5989 (default)CIM/XML HTTPS
NTP123 (default)Network Time Protocol

The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.

Port numberDescription
25E-mail alerts - TCP
53DNS resolver - UDP
68DHCP client connection - UDP
427SLP connection - UDP
623RMCP (Remote Management and Control Protocol)
7070-7077Partition management for multi-node servers


Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II)

The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.

Port namePort numberDescription
http80 (default)Web server HTTP connection - TCP
https443 (default)SSL connection -TCP
telnet23 (default)Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP
SSH22 (default)Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP
SNMP agent161 (default)SNMP get/set commands - UDP
SNMP traps162 (default)SNMP traps - UDP

The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.

Port numberDescription
427SLP connection - UDP
1044Remote disk function - TCP
1045Persistent remote disk (disk on card) - TCP
2000Remote Console video redirect - TCP
6090IBM Director commands - TCP
7070-7073Scalable Partition management (x445) - TCP
7070-7077Scalable Partition management (x460 and x3950) - TCP


Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.

Port numberDescription
623IPMI communications to SMBridge and IBM Director
664IPMI communications (secondary)
161SNMP get/set commands
162SNMP traps and PET alerts to Director



BladeCenter Advanced Management Module

The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.

Port namePort numberDescription
http80 (default)Web server HTTP connection - TCP
https443 (default)SSL connection -TCP
telnet23 (default)Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP
SSH22 (default)Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP
SNMP agent161 (default)SNMP get/set commands - UDP
SNMP traps162 (default)SNMP traps - UDP
FTP21Listen port for the FTP server - TCP
FTP data20FTP data port - TCP
TFTP69TFTP server - TCP
Remote disk1044Remote disk function - TCP
Remote disk on-card1045Persistent remote disk (disk on card) - TCP
Remote KVM3900Remote Console - TCP

The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.

Port numberDescription
25E-mail alerts - TCP
53DNS resolver - UDP
68DHCP client connection - UDP
427SLP connection - UDP
6090IBM Director commands - TCP
13991IBM Director alerts - UDP


BladeCenter Management Module

The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.

Port namePort numberDescription
http80 (default)Web server HTTP connection - TCP
https443 (default)SSL connection -TCP
telnet23 (default)Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP
SSH22 (default)Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP
SNMP agent161 (default)SNMP get/set commands - UDP
SNMP traps162 (default)SNMP traps - UDP

The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.

Port numberDescription
25E-mail alerts - TCP
53DNS resolver - UDP
68DHCP client connection - UDP
427SLP connection - UDP
1044Remote disk function - TCP
1045Persistent remote disk (disk on card) - TCP
5900Remote Console video redirect - TCP
6090IBM Director commands - TCP
13991IBM Director alerts - UDP



Special Notices

This material has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is published AS IS. It has not been the subject of rigorous review. IBM assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a client responsibility and depends upon the client's ability to evaluate and integrate them into the client's operational environment.

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Publish Date
12 January 2005

Last Update
01 December 2009


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