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Google Search Appliance Planning for Search Appliance Installation User Manual

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Google Search Appliance: Planning for Search Appliance Installation

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The following table lists the inbound search appliance ports.

7885

Used for exporting logs for the preinstalled connector manager at the URL https://
search_appliance_location:7885/connector-manager/getConnectorLogs/ALL

8080

Default port for requests to the connector manager when a connector manager is
installed on an external host. Configurable when a connector manager is installed.

Inbound
Ports

Function

Protocol

When Open

51

Communication among search appliances in multi-
node configurations

AH protocol
of IPsec

Always open

80

Accepts search requests

HTTP

Always open

161

Accepts SNMP requests, both TCP and UDP

SNMP

Always open

443

Accepts search requests

This is the default port for HTTPS access. HTTPS
requests sent to port 443 are automatically routed
by the search appliance to the correct service. We
recommend that you access HTTPS services using
port 443.

HTTPS

Always open

4430

Used for secure connections. Also, the search
appliance forwards traffic from port 443 to 4430.

HTTPS

Always open

500

IPsec IKE key exchange protocol port

UDP

Always open

7843

Connector manager and security manager

HTTPS

Always open

7886

Connector manager and security manager

HTTP

Always open

8000

Accepts requests for the Admin Console, the search
appliance’s administrative interface

HTTP

Always open

8443

Accepts requests for the Admin Console, the search
appliance’s administrative interface

HTTPS

Always open

9941

Accepts requests to the search appliance’s Version
Manager utility

HTTP

Always open

9942

Accepts requests to the search appliance’s Version
Manager utility

HTTPS

Always open

19900

Accepts HTTP POST for XML feeds, including from
connectors

HTTP/XML

Always open

19902

Accepts HTTPS POST for XML feeds

HTTPS/XML

Always open

Outbound
Ports

Function