NSX for vSphere port and protocol requirements
The NSX for vSphere port and protocol requirements are as follows:
Source | Destination | Port | Protocol | Description |
Client PC | NSX Manager |
| TCP | NSX Manager administrative interface |
Client PC | NSX Manager |
| TCP | NSX Manager VIB access |
ESXi Host | vCenter Server |
| TCP | ESXi host preparation |
vCenter Server | ESXi Host |
| TCP | ESXi host preparation |
ESXi Host | NSX Manager |
| TCP | RabbitMQ |
ESXi Host | NSX Controller |
| TCP | User World Agent connection |
NSX Controller | NSX Controller |
| TCP | NSX Controller cluster - state sync |
NSX Controller | NSX Controller |
| TCP | Inter-controller RPC port |
NSX Controller | NSX Controller |
| TCP | NSX Controller cluster - state sync |
NSX Controller | NTP Time Server |
| TCP | NTP client connection |
NSX Controller | NTP Time Server |
| UDP | NTP client connection |
NSX Manager | NSX Controller |
| TCP | NSX Controller to NSX Manager communication |
NSX Manager | vCenter Server |
| TCP | vSphere web access |
NSX Manager | vCenter Server |
| TCP | vSphere web access |
NSX Manager | ESXi Host |
| TCP | Management and provisioning... |