HP SUM requires that certain network ports are available for proper operation. If you lock down network ports, remember to ensure that the ports listed in the network port tables are open so that HP SUM works correctly when connecting to remote target servers and hosts. If you are unable to unlock these network ports, the only option is to run HP SUM locally and update network-based hosts, such as the OA, iLO, and VC, through their web interfaces.

The SOAP server that HP SUM launches uses ports 443 or 63006. You can define your own ports by modifying the hpsum.ini file.

HP SUM Windows network ports

Ports Description

Port 443

A secure data port used to transfer information.

Ports 445 and 137/138/139 (Port 137 is used only if you are using NetBIOS naming service.)

Connects to the remote ADMIN$ share on target servers. These are the standard ports Windows servers use to connect to the remote file shares. If you can connect remotely to a remote Windows file share on the target server, then you have the right ports open.

Port 62286

Default for some internal communications. This port listens on the remote side if there is no conflict. If a conflict occurs, the next available port is used.

Ports 80 or 63000–63006

Logs are passed to the target and retrieved through an internal secure web server that uses port 80 if it is available. If it is not available, the Web server uses first available port in the range of 60000-63006. This support allows updates of the iLO and VC firmware without the need to access the host server. It also allows the servers to run VMware or other virtualization platforms to update the iLO firmware without requiring a server reboot or a migration of the virtual machines to other servers.

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NOTE: HP SUM attempts to determine if a server running HP SUM also hosts a web server. In some cases, HP SUM cannot detect an existing web server and attempts to use port 80. If this occurs, installations that are using HP SUM will fail. If failure occurs, you can move HP SUM to another server or workstation that is not already running a web server. You can also disable the web server until HP SUM installations are complete.