Microsoft windows ports, Hardware ports – HP Storage Mirroring Software User Manual
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Using firewalls
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a. Select Start, Programs, Storage Mirroring, Storage Mirroring Replication
Console.
b. Locate your server in the server tree in the left pane of the Replication
Console.
Note: If your server is not listed, select Insert, Server. Type the machine
name or IP address and click OK.
c. Double-click the server to log in to it.
d. Right-click the server in the left pane of the Replication Console and select
Properties.
e. On the Network tab, modify the Communications Port to match the
IdentificationPort in the configuration files.
f. Click OK.
g. Repeat steps b through f for all of your Storage Mirroring Data Migration
servers.
All of your Storage Mirroring Data Migration servers and clients must have the same port
configuration.
Microsoft Windows ports
If you are migrating to a provisioned virtual machine, Storage Mirroring Data Migration
will use WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) which uses RPC (Remote
Procedure Call). By default, RPC will use ports at random above 1024, and these ports
must be open on your firewall. RPC ports can be configured to a specific range by
specific registry changes and a reboot. See the
for instructions.
Storage Mirroring Data Migration also relies on other Microsoft Windows ports.
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Microsoft File Share uses ports 135 through 139 for TCP and UDP
communications.
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Microsoft Directory uses port 445 for TCP and UDP communications.
These ports must be open on your firewall. Check your Microsoft documentation if you
need to modify these ports.
Hardware ports
You need to configure your hardware so that the Storage Mirroring Data Migration and
Microsoft Windows ports are open. Since communication occurs bi-directionally, make