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Abstract
The systems management processors integrated in ThinkSystem, System x, Flex System, and BladeCenter servers use a variety of TCP/IP ports for communication. This document 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 management processor to function properly.
Change History
Changes in the August 3, 2022 update:
- In XCC, added SNMP traps (UDP), port 162 (configurable) - XCC section
Introduction
The systems management processors (also known as service processors) integrated in ThinkSystem, System x, Flex System, and BladeCenter servers use a variety of TCP/IP ports for communication. This document 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 management processor to function properly.
The management processors covered are:
- XClarity Controller (XCC)
- Chassis Management Module (CMM and CMM2)
- Integrated Management Module II (IMM2 and IMM2.1)
- Integrated Management Module (IMM)
- BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM)
- BladeCenter Management Module (MM)
- Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II)
- Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
XClarity Controller (XCC)
The following ports are used by XCC. Ports are either fixed or configurable as noted. For configurable ports, the default port is listed.
| Port name | Port number | Fixed or configurable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| http | 80 | Fixed | Web server HTTP connection (TCP) |
| https | 443 (default) | Configurable | SSL connection (TCP) |
| REST over SSL | 443 | Fixed | REST over HTTPS |
| CIM/XML HTTPS | 5989 (default) | Configurable | CIM/XML HTTPS |
| Remote presence | 3900 (default) | Configurable | Remote presence (TCP) |
| IPMI | 623 | Fixed | IPMI over LAN |
| SLP | 427 | Fixed | SLP connection (TCP/UDP) |
| SSDP | 1900 | Fixed | Simple Service Discovery Protocol (UDP), required by Redfish DMTF |
| SSH | 22 (default) | Configurable | Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface (TCP) |
| SNMP agent | 161 (default) | Configurable | SNMP get/set commands (UDP) |
| SNMP traps | 162 (default) | Configurable | SNMP traps (UDP) |
| HTTP | 81 | Fixed | HTTP (TCP). Used for LXCM, only open in the front panel USB interface. |
| SFTP | 115 | Fixed | SFTP File transfer (TCP) |
| RDP | 3389 | Fixed | Remote Desktop Protocol USB-to-Ethernet interface (TCP). XCC acts as traffic forwarding between the external network and the host. |
| VNC | 5900 | Fixed | Virtual Network Computing remote desktop protocol (TCP). XCC acts as traffic forwarding between the external network and the host. |
Chassis Management Module (CMM)
The Chassis Management Module (CMM and CMM2) is the service processor used in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis. The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.
| Port name | Port number | Description |
| http | 80 (default) | Web server HTTP connection - TCP |
| https | 443 (default) | SSL connection for HTTP-TCP |
| telnet | 23 (default) | Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP |
| SSH | 22 (default) | Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP |
| SNMP agent | 161 (default) | SNMP get/set commands - UDP |
| SNMP traps | 162 (default) | SNMP traps |
| FTP | 21 (default) | FTP |
| FTP Data | 20 (default) | FTP Data |
| TFTP | 69 (default) | TFTP |
| CIM/XML HTTPS | 5989 (default) | CIM/XML HTTPS – used by mgmt. apps |
| TCP Command Mode | 6090 (default) | TCP Command Mode |
| Secure TCP Command Mode | 6091 (default) | Secure TCP Command Mode – used by mgmt. apps |
| SLP | 427 (default) | Service location protocol - UDP |
The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.
| Port number | Description |
| 25 | E-mail alerts - TCP |
| 53 | DNS resolver - UDP |
| 67 and 68 | DHCP - UDP |
| 547 | DHCP (IPv6) - UDP |
| 623 | RMCP (Remote Management and Control Protocol) |
| 50990 | SNMPv3 traps |
| 123 | NTP |
| 389 | LDAP |
| 636 | LDAPS (secure LDAP) |
Integrated Management Module and Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.
| Port name | Port number | Description |
| http | 80 (default) | Web server HTTP connection - TCP |
| https | 443 (default) | SSL connection -TCP |
| telnet | 23 (default) | Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP |
| SSH | 22 (default) | Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP |
| SNMP agent | 161 (default) | SNMP get/set commands - UDP |
| SNMP traps | 162 (default) | SNMP traps - UDP |
| Remote presence | 3900 (default) | Remote presence - TCP |
| CIM/XML HTTP | 5988 (default) | CIM/XML HTTP |
| CIM/XML HTTPS | 5989 (default) | CIM/XML HTTPS |
| NTP | 123 (default) | Network Time Protocol |
The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.
Table 5. IMM and IMM2 ports - fixed
| Port number | Description |
| 25 | E-mail alerts - TCP |
| 53 | DNS resolver - UDP |
| 68 | DHCP client connection - UDP |
| 427 | SLP connection - UDP |
| 623 | RMCP (Remote Management and Control Protocol) |
| 3389 | USB-to-Ethernet interface - TCP |
| 5985 | Web Services Management (WS-MAN) HTTP |
| 5986 | Web Services Management (WS-MAN) HTTPS |
| 7070-7077 | Partition management for multi-node servers |
BladeCenter Advanced Management Module
The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.
Table 6. AMM ports -- user configurable
| Port name | Port number | Description |
| http | 80 (default) | Web server HTTP connection - TCP |
| https | 443 (default) | SSL connection -TCP |
| telnet | 23 (default) | Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP |
| SSH | 22 (default) | Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP |
| SNMP agent | 161 (default) | SNMP get/set commands - UDP |
| SNMP traps | 162 (default) | SNMP traps - UDP |
| FTP | 21 | Listen port for the FTP server - TCP |
| FTP data | 20 | FTP data port - TCP |
| TFTP | 69 | TFTP server - TCP |
| Remote disk | 1044 | Remote disk function - TCP |
| Remote disk on-card | 1045 | Persistent remote disk (disk on card) - TCP |
| Remote KVM | 3900 | Remote Console - TCP |
The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.
Table 7. AMM ports -- fixed
| Port number | Description |
| 25 | E-mail alerts - TCP |
| 53 | DNS resolver - UDP |
| 68 | DHCP client connection - UDP |
| 427 | SLP connection - UDP |
| 6090 | IBM Director commands - TCP |
| 13991 | IBM Director alerts - UDP |
BladeCenter Management Module
The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.
Table 8. MM ports -- user configurable
| Port name | Port number | Description |
| http | 80 (default) | Web server HTTP connection - TCP |
| https | 443 (default) | SSL connection -TCP |
| telnet | 23 (default) | Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP |
| SSH | 22 (default) | Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP |
| SNMP agent | 161 (default) | SNMP get/set commands - UDP |
| SNMP traps | 162 (default) | SNMP traps - UDP |
The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.
Table 9. MM ports -- fixed
| Port number | Description |
| 25 | E-mail alerts - TCP |
| 53 | DNS resolver - UDP |
| 68 | DHCP client connection - UDP |
| 427 | SLP connection - UDP |
| 1044 | Remote disk function - TCP |
| 1045 | Persistent remote disk (disk on card) - TCP |
| 5900 | Remote Console video redirect - TCP |
| 6090 | IBM Director commands - TCP |
| 13991 | IBM Director alerts - UDP |
Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II)
The following ports are user configurable. The default port numbers used are indicated.
Table 10. RSA II ports -- user configurable
| Port name | Port number | Description |
| http | 80 (default) | Web server HTTP connection - TCP |
| https | 443 (default) | SSL connection -TCP |
| telnet | 23 (default) | Telnet command-line interface connection -TCP |
| SSH | 22 (default) | Secure Shell (SSH) command-line interface - TCP |
| SNMP agent | 161 (default) | SNMP get/set commands - UDP |
| SNMP traps | 162 (default) | SNMP traps - UDP |
The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.
Table 11. RSA II ports -- fixed
| Port number | Description |
| 427 | SLP connection - UDP |
| 1044 | Remote disk function - TCP |
| 1045 | Persistent remote disk (disk on card) - TCP |
| 2000 | Remote Console video redirect - TCP and UDP |
| 6090 | IBM Director commands - TCP |
| 7070-7073 | Scalable Partition management (x445) - TCP |
| 7070-7077 | Scalable Partition management (x460 and x3950) - TCP |
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
The following TCP/IP ports are fixed and cannot be changed.
Table 12. BMC ports
| Port number | Description |
| 623 | IPMI communications to SMBridge and IBM Director |
| 664 | IPMI communications (secondary) |
| 161 | SNMP get/set commands |
| 162 | SNMP traps and PET alerts to Director |
Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:
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Full Change History
Changes in the August 3, 2022 update:
- In XCC, added SNMP traps (UDP), port 162 (configurable) - XCC section
Changes in the July 8, 2021 update:
- In XCC, the SLP connection is TCP and UDP - XCC section
Changes in the September 30, 2019 update:
- Added a section for XClarity Controller on ThinkSystem servers
Changes in the July 13, 2015 update:
- Added ports 5985 and 5986 to Table 4 - IMM2 section
First published: January 12, 2005
Note: Change history is unavailable for all updates prior to 2015.
