8.3 Correlation Engine Ports

The Correlation Engine uses the following ports to communicate with other components.

8.3.1 Network Ports

For the Sentinel Correlation Engine to work correctly, ensure that the following ports are open on the firewall:

Ports	Direction	Required/Optional	Description
TCP 1099 and 2000	Inbound	Required	Used together by monitoring tools to connect to Sentinel server process using Java Management Extensions (JMX).
TCP 61616	Outbound	Required	Initiates a connection to the Sentinel server.
TCP 8443	Outbound	Required	Initiates a connection to the Sentinel web server port. Leave this port open only during installation and configuration of Correlation Engine.

Ports

Direction

Required/Optional

Description

TCP 1099 and 2000

Inbound

Required

Used together by monitoring tools to connect to Sentinel server process using Java Management Extensions (JMX).

TCP 61616

Outbound

Required

Initiates a connection to the Sentinel server.

TCP 8443

Outbound

Required

Initiates a connection to the Sentinel web server port.

Leave this port open only during installation and configuration of Correlation Engine.

In addition to the above ports, the following ports are open on Sentinel Correlation Engine appliance.

Ports	Direction	Required/Optional	Description
TCP 22	Inbound	Required	Used for secure shell access to the Sentinel appliance.
TCP 4984	Inbound	Required	Also used by the Sentinel appliance for the update service.
TCP 443	Outbound	Required	Initiates a connection to the appliance software update repository on the Internet or a Subscription Management Tool service in your network.
TCP 80	Outbound	Optional	Initiates a connection to the Subscription Management Tool.
TCP 9443	Inbound	Required	Used by the Sentinel Appliance Management Console.
TCP 1098 and 2000	Inbound	Required	Used together by monitoring tools to connect to Sentinel server process using Java Management Extensions (JMX).