Ports used by iLO features

Network settings and ports

The values listed in Table 1: Network settings and ports configurable through iLO can be configured to comply with site requirements or security initiatives. These settings can be configured on the iLO Access Settings page.

Table 1: Network settings and ports configurable through iLO
Description Default Setting or Port Protocol type

IPMI/DCMI over LAN port

623

UDP

IPMI/DCMI over LAN

Specifies whether to allow IPMI/DCMI communications over the LAN with iLO.

Disabled

 

Remote Console Port

17990

TCP

Remote Console

Allows you to enable or disable access through the iLO remote consoles.

Enabled

 

Secure Shell (SSH) Port

22

TCP

Secure Shell (SSH)

Allows you to enable or disable the SSH feature.

SSH provides encrypted access to the iLO command-line protocol (CLP).

Enabled

 

SNMP Port

161

UDP

SNMP Trap Port

162 for SNMP alerts (outgoing only).

UDP

SNMP

Specifies whether iLO responds to external SNMP requests.

Enabled

 

Virtual Media Port

17988

TCP

Virtual Media

Enables you to specify whether virtual media is enabled or disabled.

Enabled

 

Web Server Non-SSL Port (HTTP)

80

TCP

Web Server SSL Port (HTTPS)1

443

TCP

Web Server2

Allows you to enable or disable access through the iLO web server.

Enabled

 
1

Setting this value to 443 is required for direct connect Remote Support.

2

Supports the iLO web interface, remote console, iLO RESTful API, iLO Federation, firmware updates, and RIBCL.

Other outgoing ports

Security administrators might need to know the ports listed in Table 2: Other ports used by iLO. These ports are for outgoing third-party services.

Table 2: Other ports used by iLO
Description Default port Protocol type Location in iLO web interface

DNS Resolution

53

UDP

N/A

iLO Federation/SSDP Multicast

1900

UDP

N/A

DHCPv4

67, 68

UDP

N/A

DHCPv6

547

UDP

N/A

NTP

123

UDP

N/A

WINS

42

UDP

N/A

Kerberos KDC Server Port

88

TCP, UDP

Security > Directory

Directory Server LDAP SSL Port

636

TCP

Security > Directory

AlertMail SMTP Port

25

TCP

Management > AlertMail

Remote Syslog Port

514

UDP

Management > Remote Syslog

Key Manager Port

9000

TCP

Administration > Key Manager

Remote Support Port

7906

TCP

Remote Support > Registration

Ports not supported by iLO

iLO does not support the commonly used ports listed in Table 3: Unsupported ports.

Table 3: Unsupported ports
Description Port Protocol type Notes

LDAP-unsecured

  • Connection (TCP)

  • Connectionless (UDP)

389

TCP/UDP

iLO uses secure port 636 for outgoing LDAP connections.

Global Catalog LDAP-unsecured

  • Connection (TCP)

  • Connectionless (UDP)

3268

TCP/UDP

iLO uses secure LDAP connections.