Before deploying RabbitMQ, you must meet all deployment prerequisites.
| From | To | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager | vCenter infra server | VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager need access to the management vCenter Server to deploy the RabbitMQ instances. |
| RabbitMQ | RabbitMQ | Used for communication between all RabbitMQ instances. |
| RabbitMQ Load Balancer | RabbitMQ | The Load Balancer accesses the RabbitMQ instances on port 5671. You can configure the load balancer to use the RabbitMQ management port 15671. |
| VMware Cloud Director | RabbitMQ Load Balancer | Used for communication from VMware Cloud Director to the RabbitMQ instance and RabbitMQ load balancer by using AMQP on the configured port. The default port is 5671. |
| vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App | RabbitMQ Load Balancer | Used from vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App to access the RabbitMQ AMQP service. |
| RabbitMQ | NTP | The NTP server must be accessible by all RabbitMQ instances. |
| RabbitMQ | DNS | The DNS server must be accessible by all RabbitMQ instances. |
| Port | Protocol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | TCP/ UDP | DNS |
| 123 | TCP/ UDP | NTP |
| 4369 | TCP | A peer discovery service used by RabbitMQ instances and CLO tools. |
| 5671 | TCP | AMQP SSL |
| 5672 | TCP/ UDP | AMQP non-SSL (where non-SSL is required) |
| 15671 | Used from the RabbitMQ management interface. | |
| 25672 | RabbitMQ inter-node and CLI tools communication | |
| 35672 | CLI Tools for communication with the nodes. | |
| 35673 | CLI Tools for communication with the nodes. |
| System | Usage |
|---|---|
| Management VC | Used to deploy the RabbitMQ instances in the management vCenter Server domain. |
Additional Prerequisites
To provide access to all RabbitMQ instances, you must configure the RabbitMQ load balancer. DNS – DNS A and PTR records must exist for each RabbitMQ instance and the load balancer to enable forward and reverse lookup of IP addresses and hostnames.
