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Bacil123 posted Wed July 09, 2025 04:07 PM

Hi All. We're installing a local SC 5.4.13 to manage/monitor a FlashSystem-7300. We're following the 'Ports Used by IBM Spectrum Control', but the pdf doesn't seem to clearly indicate 'origin' 'destination' and ports, so that we can ask FW team to open those ports (bi-directional or uni-directional). For instance, it says Port X 'Data Server'.  Port Y 'Device Server', Port Z 'Alert Server', Port M 'Web Server'/'Export Server, Port N 'Storage Resource Agent'.  So, what these specific servers are.  Is it referring to Spectrum Control Server.

Then it mentions 'Resources that run Storage Virtualize'. Does this mean the web GUI Controller IP, as we access Spectrum Virtualize GUI via an IP on FS7300. (IBM Spectrum Virtualize & IBM Storage Virtualize are same thing. Thinking Then at one page it mentions 'IBM Spectrum Control Device Server'. Is this server same as our soon to be installed Spectrum Control Server. Although it does says there login to SC and stop the device server, so it is that one only, it seems.

Please advise.  Basically, we need source/destination/ports list. Thanks.

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