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  2. NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  3. Plug-in Configurations
  4. Port usage for the NetBackup vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in
NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

Port usage for the NetBackup vSphere Client (HTML5) plug-in

The following table shows the standard ports to be used in a NetBackup plug-in environment.

Table: Ports used in NetBackup and the vSphere Client plug-in environment

Source

Port number

Destination

For Plug-in access: vCenter server version 7.0 and later (or vSphere Client server if deployed independently)

RESTful interface at port 1556 (https)

Primary server

For Plug-in access: vCenter server version before 7.0 (or vSphere Client server if deployed independently)

RESTful interface at port 443 (https)

Primary server

Primary server

443

vCenter server

Backup host

443

vCenter server

Backup host

902 (for nbd or nbdssl)

ESXi

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