This section provides a list of ports used by VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for product and integration communication.

Note: All the appliances require NTP and DNS access, therefore, you must open the NTP and DNS ports of each respective NTP and DNS server.
Note: VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is empowered with Common Appliance Platform (CAP), which replaces the VMware Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) for product installations and upgrades. CAP is an approach to standardize appliance management for all VMware appliances. CAP uses port 8000.
Table 1. Required ports and allowed endpoints for integration and communication with VMware services in Cloud
Service TCP Port Required allowed URL
Marketplace 443 https://gtw.marketplace.cloud.vmware.com
Updates 443 https://vapp-updates.vmware.com
Compatibility 443 https://simservice.vmware.com
Patch and policy refresh repository 443 https://vrealize-updates.vmware.com
VMware Cloud 443 https://console.cloud.vmware.com
VMware Cloud API 443 https://api.mgmnt.cloud.vmware.com
Subscriptions API 443 https://vconnect.vmware.com
Note:

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle always initiates the communication to retrieve or to send data to the VMware services. You can configure your network to permit outbound traffic and block inbound traffic to the specified port without impacting the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle features that integrate with the VMware services.

Ensure that any downloads or API host URLs that are redirected from VMware Marketplace are allowed.

Table 2. Required ports for integration and communication with VMware on-premises products
Product or Integration Ports Protocols
VMware Aria Automation appliance 8008, 443, 22 TCP
VMware Aria Operations analytics cluster appliances 443, 22 TCP
VMware Aria Operations remote collector appliances 443, 22 TCP
VMware Aria Operations for Logs appliances 443, 9543, 16520, 22 TCP
VMware Aria Operations for Networks 443, 22 TCP
Workspace ONE Access appliances
  • Single Node: 8443, 443, 22
  • PostgreSQL clustering: 5432 (TCP), 9999 (TCP), 9898 (TCP), 9000 (TCP), 9694 (UDP) For related information, see KB 79163.
 TCP, UDP
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator appliances 443 TCP
vCenter server instances 443 TCP
ESXi host instances 443 TCP
Content management host (GitLab) 443 TCP
Note:

ICMP protocol must be enabled between VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and the products that are being managed.

For more information about ports, see the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Security Hardening Guide and the VMware Ports and Protocol tool. Also see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix.