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  2. NetBackup™ Network Ports Reference Guide
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NetBackup™ Network Ports Reference Guide

Port requirements for Kubernetes workload

Following table shows the port requirements for the Kubernetes operator. If firewall exists between the various hosts, you must open the required communication ports.

Table: Ports that must be open in a NetBackup Kubernetes cluster environment

Source

Port number

Destination

NetBackup Primary server/Media server

Kubernetes API server endpoint port

Note:

For example: # kubectl cluster-info. This command displays the port used for API Server endpoint.

Kubernetes cluster

Kubernetes cluster

Kubernetes API server port (applicable in NetBackup version 9.1, but not in version 10.0 or later).

NetBackup Primary server

Kubernetes cluster

TCP port 1556 outbound

NetBackup Primary server/Media server

TCP port 13724 inbound.

[Required only if using Resilient Network.]

Media server

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