What is the esxupdate (443) outgoing firewall rule?

[lulu62]

Hello,

I noticed I have some 6.7 ESXi hosts where the rule is enabled and some where it's not.

I tried to find more info online but it's not easy and I still don't understand what this rule is needed for?

https://giedrius.blog/2017/10/12/do-not-forget-to-open-443-port-while-using-ovftool-on-esxi-hosts/

VMware Knowledge Base

It's named esxupdate, it sounds like it might be needed when I use VUM to patch my hosts?

[scott28tt]

By the power of Google: VMware Knowledge Base

Yes, it’s for Update Manager.