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