If you are installing vCenter Cloud Gateway for VMware Cloud on AWS, complete the prerequisites mentioned in this section.
Hardware Requirements
Verify that the host on which you intend to the install the Cloud Gateway Appliance meets the following hardware requirements.
| Hardware | Minimum Requirement |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Memory | 28 GB |
| Storage | 190 GB |
Port Requirements
Ensure that the vCenter Cloud Gateway and your vCenter Server instances can reach each other over your network. Ensure that the following firewall ports are open.
| Source | Destination | Port | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| User's web browser | vCenter Cloud Gateway | 5480 | Gathering support bundle |
| vCenter Cloud Gateway | On-premises vCenter Server | 7444 | Access to VMware Single Sign-On |
| vCenter Cloud Gateway | On-premises vCenter Server | 443 | Hybrid Linked Mode |
| vCenter Cloud Gateway | On-premises Platform Services Controller | 443, 389 | Hybrid Linked Mode |
| vCenter Cloud Gateway | Cloud SDDC vCenter Server | 443 | Hybrid Linked Mode |
| vCenter Cloud Gateway | Cloud ESXi host | 902 | Virtual Machine Console |
| vCenter Cloud Gateway | On-premises Active Directory server (ports dependent on your usage) | 389, 636, 3268, 3269 | Identity source |
| vCenter Cloud Gateway | https://vcgw-updates.vmware.com/ | 443 | Cloud Gateway Installation and Auto-update, Hybrid Linked Mode |
The following figure shows the ports required to be open for linking with the vCenter Cloud Gateway.
