Hi, TSM uses randoms port to back-up jobs. You can however use the WEBPORT parameter in the client option file to assign fixed ports to be used for back-ups.
Tivoli Storage Manager firewall support | | | | |In most cases, the Tivoli Storage Manager server and clients can work |across a firewall. Because every firewall is different, the firewall |administrator may need to consult the instructions for the firewall software |or hardware in use. |There are two methods for enabling client and server operations through a |firewall: | |Method 1: |To allow clients to communicate with a server across a firewall, the |following ports must be opened in the firewall by the firewall |administrator: | |TCP/IP port |To enable the backup-archive client, command line admin client, and the |scheduler to run outside a firewall, the port specified by the server option |tcpport (default 1500) must be opened by the firewall |administrator. This port is set on the client and the server using the |tcpport option. The setting must be the same on the client |and server. The default TCP/IP port is 1500. See Tcpport for more information. |Note: The client may not use the port specified by the tcpadminport |option (on the server) for client session. That port may be used for |administrative sessions only (including node-admin client sessions). | |HTTP port |To allow the Web client to communicate with remote workstations across a |firewall, the HTTP port for the remote workstation must be opened. Use |the httpport option in the remote workstation's client option |file to specify this port. The default HTTP port is 1581. |To use the administrative Web interface for a server across a firewall, the |HTTP port for the server must be opened. Use the httpport |option in the server options file to specify this port. The default |HTTP port is 1580. |TCP/IP ports for the remote workstation |The two TCP/IP ports for the remote workstation client must be |opened. Use the webports option in the remote |workstation's option file to specify these ports. If you do not |specify the values for the webports option, the default zero (0) |causes TCP/IP to randomly assign two free port numbers. See Webports for more information about the webports |option. |TCP/IP port for administrative sessions |Specifies a separate TCP/IP port number on which the server is waiting for |requests for administrative client sessions, allowing secure administrative |sessions within a private network. See Tcpadminport for more information. | Hope this will help you! Regard, Karel -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Ewald Jenisch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: woensdag 10 september 2003 17:27 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Ports used by TSM? Hi, Sorry if this is a dumb question but where can I find information about which destination ports (TCP and/or UDP) TSM uses for various purposes (e.g. server-initiated backup, client-initated backup). >From various logs I found that it's in the range from TCP 1500 upwards, but I wonder which port is used for which purpose in order to set up a firewall. Thanks much in advance, -ewald
