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Firewall requirements for MetroCluster Tiebreaker

MetroCluster Tiebreaker uses a number of ports to communicate with specific services.

The following table lists the ports that you must allow in your firewall:

Port/servicesSourceDestinationPurpose

443 / TCP

TiebreakerInternetSending AutoSupport messages to Lenovo

22 / TCP

Management hostTiebreakerTiebreaker Management

443 / TCP

TiebreakerMetroCluster management LIFsSecure communications via HTTP (SSL)

22 / TCP

TiebreakerMetroCluster management LIFsSecure communications via SSH

443 / TCP

TiebreakerMetroCluster management LIFsSecure communications via HTTP (SSL)

22 / TCP

TiebreakerMetroCluster management LIFsSecure communications via SSH

162 / UDP

TiebreakerSNMP trap hostUsed to send alert notification SNMP traps

ICMP (ping)

TiebreakerMetroCluster management LIFsCheck if cluster IP is reachable

ICMP (ping)

TiebreakerMetroCluster management LIFsCheck if node IP is reachable