The following table lists the key network requirements for protecting VMware virtual machines using Data Manager:
Table 1. Key network requirements
SSH communication | Bi-directional communication between the SSH | 22 TCP |
VM proxy agent management | Outbound | 9613 |
VM proxy agent on protected guest virtual machine | Inbound | 9613 |
vCenter communication | Bi-directional | 443 |
- Ensure Data Manager server time is synchronized with the ESXi host system time. It is critical to PowerProtect operation that the Data Manager server time matches the systems that it interfaces with. Dell recommends that the ESXi host, and all the systems that the ESXi host interfaces with, be configured to use NTP server.
- Use Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) where possible.
- Ensure that forward and reverse DNS lookups work for each host in the protection.
