The following ports must be open during the installation and setup of Metalogix Backup for SharePoint:
Port |
Destination |
Details |
TCP 1433, UDP 1434, or custom |
Management Service > Backup Repository |
This port can be replaced if an instance or a non-default port is used for SQL server. |
TCP 7484 |
Management Console > Management Service |
This port should be open where the Management Service will be installed. |
TCP 7485 |
Management Service > Backup Service |
This port should be open where the Management Service and Backup Services will be installed. |
TCP 137,138,139 or TCP/UDP 445 |
Management service > Backup Service Management Console > Management Service Management Service > SharePoint SQL Server Management Service > Backup Set location |
This port should be open where the Management Service and Backup Services will be installed. |
TCP 1027 |
Management Service> WFE Management Service> APP Management Service> SQL |
This port should be opened before the Configuration Wizard runs. |
TCP 135 or epmap |
Management Service> WFE Management Service> APP Management Service> SQL |
This port should be opened before the Configuration Wizard runs. |
WMI (port 135 and a second, random port) |
Management Service> WFE Management Service> APP Management Service> SQL |
These ports should be opened before the Configuration Wizard runs in order for farm configuration retrieval to take place. To set up a fixed port for WMI instead of using a random one, refer to the related article on MSDN: |
Additionally, you should enable the Remote Administration option in the Windows Firewall for each server in the farm to let the Management Console contact the server. Some ports like 1027, epmap, WMI can be closed after the Configuration Wizard finishes installing and/or updating all components on the farm.
All of the Metalogix Backup for SharePoint components should be hosted by computers that are members of the same farm or by farms that have mutual trust relationships defined. Metalogix Backup for SharePoint encrypts Farm Backups with the AES-128 algorithm. AES-128 is FIPS-compliant.
The following image illustrates the ports, protocols and services used by Metalogix Backup for SharePoint during installation and setup:
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