Ports
This appendix contains the following sections:
Cisco UCS Director TCP and UDP Port Usage
This section provides a list of the TCP and UDP ports that Cisco UCS Director uses for connections and communications with external applications or devices. The port usage depends upon whether you have deployed Cisco UCS Director on VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Cisco UCS Director TCP and UDP Port Usage on VMware vSphere
- Cisco UCS Director TCP and UDP Port Usage on Microsoft Hyper-V
Cisco UCS Director TCP and UDP Port Usage on VMware vSphere
The following figure shows the network ports used for communication between the Cisco UCS Director appliance and managed devices, ESX servers, Bare Metal Agent, PowerShell Agent, NTP, and Active Directory for an installation on VMware vSphere.

Cisco UCS Director TCP and UDP Port Usage on Microsoft Hyper-V
The following figure shows the network ports used for communication between the Cisco UCS Director appliance and managed devices, ESX servers, Bare Metal Agent, PowerShell Agent, NTP, and Active Directory for an installation on Microsoft Hyper-V.

Port List
| Default Port | Protocol | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
22 |
TCP |
SSH |
|
80 |
TCP/UDP |
HTTP |
|
443 |
UDP |
HTTPS |
|
27000/7279/8082 (Mgmt) |
TCP |
Citrix licensing |
|
2598/1494/2112/2513 |
TCP |
Virtual Desktop Agent for Desktops |
|
67/68 |
UDP |
DHCP |
|
389/636 3268/3269 |
TCP/UDP TCP |
Active Directory |
|
53 |
TCP/UDP |
DNS |
|
123 |
TCP/UDP |
NTP |
|
3306 |
TCP/UDP |
MySQL |
|
8787/5900-5964 |
TCP |
Cisco UCS Director + VNC Connectivity |
|
3389 |
TCP/UDP |
Cisco UCS Director + RDP Connectivity |
|
80/443/8080 |
TCP/UDP |
Cisco UCS Director + NetApp Connectivity |
|
80/443 |
UDP |
Cisco UCS Director + Cisco UCS Manager Connectivity |
|
80/443 |
UDP |
Cisco UCS Director + vCenter Connectivity |
|
3389 |
TCP/UDP |
RDP |
|
135/445 |
TCP |
SMB/RPC |
|
88 |
TCP/UDP |
Kerberos |
|
137 |
TCP/UDP |
NetBIOS Name (nbname) |
|
138 |
TCP/UDP |
NetBIOS datagram (nbdatagram) |
|
139 |
TCP |
NetBIOS session (nbsession) |
|
80/443 |
UDP |
Desktop Delivery Controller <--> vCenter |
|
8080 through ICA |
TCP |
Desktop Delivery Controller <--> Virtual Desktops |
|
1494/2598/2512/2513 |
TCP |
Users (Citrix Recvr) <--> Virtual Desktops |
|
389/636 (LDAP Ports) |
TCP/UDP |
Desktop Delivery Controller <--> Active Directory |
|
389/636, 3268/3269, 53 |
TCP/UDP |
Virtual Desktops <--> Active Directory + DNS |
|
5985/5986 |
TCP |
PowerShell Agent <-> Xendesktop through WinRM |
|
43891 |
TCP/UDP |
Cisco UCS Director <--> PowerShell Agent |
|
80/8081 |
TCP |
XenApp |
|
902 |
TCP |
VMwareESXi host management and VM customization and to execute VIX tasks |
|
903 |
TCP |
VMwareESXi host management and VM customization and to execute VIX tasks (for Vmware vCenter releases prior to 5.0) |
Multi-Node Port Requirements
The ports listed in Cisco UCS Director TCP and UDP Port Usage are applicable for both single and multi-node setups.
For a multi-node setup, the following ports must be opened between the nodes:
-
From the primary and service nodes to database nodes: port 3306
-
From the primary node to service nodes: ports 80 and 443
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