It is very important to know which ports VMM uses. Especially if you change the default ports on the VMM Server. Below is a list that I found at Microsoft listing the ports and what they are used for.
Connection type | Protocol | Default port | Where to change the port setting |
VMM server to VMM agent on Windows Server–based host (control) | WS-Management | 80 | During VMM setup, registry |
VMM server to VMM agent on Windows Server–based host (file transfers) | HTTPS (using BITS) | 443 (Maximum value: 32768) | Registry |
VMM server to remote Microsoft SQL Server database | TDS | 1433 | Registry |
VMM server to P2V source agent | DCOM | 135 | Registry |
VMM Administrator Console to VMM server | WCF | 8100 | During VMM setup, registry |
VMM Self-Service Portal Web server to VMM server | WCF | 8100 | During VMM setup |
VMM Self-Service Portal to VMM self-service Web server | HTTPS | 443 | During VMM setup |
VMM library server to hosts | BITS | 443 (Maximum value: 32768) | During VMM setup, registry |
VMM host-to-host file transfer | BITS | 443 (Maximum value: 32768) | Registry |
VMRC connection to Virtual Server host | VMRC | 5900 | VMM Administrator Console, registry |
VMConnect (RDP) to Hyper-V hosts | RDP | 2179 | VMM Administrator Console, registry |
Remote Desktop to virtual machines | RDP | 3389 | Registry |
VMware Web Services communication | HTTPS | 443 | VMM Administrator Console, registry |
SFTP file transfer from VMWare ESX Server 3.0 and VMware ESX Server 3.5 hosts | SFTP | 22 | Registry |
SFTP file transfer from VMM server to VMWare ESX Server 3i hosts | HTTPS | 443 | Registry |
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