ESXi 4 ports required to be opened for remote access

[akoustic]

Hi all,

I have recently setup an ESXi 4 on a client site and need to access it remotely via public Internet (yikes...). I need to know which ports require to be opened in the firewall so I can take control of this host remotely from home.

Any info will be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!

Kevin

[a_p_]

I would probably set up a VPN connection to your customers internal network to be secure, however that's up to you and your customer.

For ports see http://www.vreference.com/2010/06/01/firewall-diagram-version-6/

André

[gary1012 · Accepted solution]

This link outlines all ports/protocols required to get to VMware services through a FW.

You might be better served by creating a VM and then connecting to it versus direct to the host. If you're using Windows you could also setup RDP and only open that hole versus 80, 443, 902, 903, etc. Other options as mentioned above would be a VPN; something like W2K8 RDP gateway.

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[DSTAVERT]

I would set up a dedicated workstation on the client site with the vSphere client and use RDP (Directly or through VPN). Remotely accessing a host using the vSphere client directly will be a less than ideal solution, especially if you have other issues.