Modifying plug-in ports

After installing a plug-in, you can modify the plug-in port if required. You can modify only the plug-in port and not the SnapCenter Server port.

About this task

You can modify a plug-in port only after the plug-in is installed. If you are 2.x or earlier versions of SnapCenter Server and SnapCenter plug-ins, you must upgrade both SnapCenter Server and SnapCenter plug-ins to be able to modify the plug-in port. You cannot modify the plug-in port while upgrade operations are in progress.

While modifying a plug-in port, you must be aware of the following port rollback scenarios:

In a standalone setup, if SnapCenter fails to change the port of one of the components, the operation fails and the old port is retained for all of the components.
If the port was changed for all of the components but one of the components fails to start with the new port, then the old port is retained for all of the components. For example, if you want to change the port for two plug-ins on the stand-alone host and SnapCenter fails to apply the new port to one of the plug-ins, the operation fails (with an appropriate error message) and the old port is retained for both the plug-ins.
In a clustered setup, if SnapCenter fails to change the port of the plug-in that is installed on one of the nodes, the operation fails and the old port is retained for all of the nodes.
For example, if the plug-in is installed on four nodes in a clustered setup, and if the port is not changed for one of the nodes, the old port is retained for all of the nodes.

Note: The following limitations apply to vSphere hosts only:

SnapCenter port modifications
You can only modify the SnapCenter port if the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere was installed using the SnapCenter GUI Add Host wizard.

The SnapCenter port default is 8144 and is used by the plug-in to communicate with the vCenter Server and with the SnapCenter Server.
After modifying a port, you must log out of the VMware vSphere web client in vCenter and log in again to allow vCenter to update the plug-in.
vCenter port modifications not supported
You cannot modify the plug-in port for the vSphere host.

The default VMware vSphere vCenter port is 443. This port is for communication between the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere web client GUI and vCenter.

Steps

In the left navigation pane, click Hosts.
Verify that Managed Hosts is selected at the top.
Select the host for which you want to modify the plug-in port and then click Modify.
In the Modify page, select Modify plug-ins port, and then enter the new port number.
Review the summary, and then click Finish.

After you finish

If you modified a SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere port, you must log out of the VMware vSphere web client in vCenter and log in again to allow vCenter to update the plug-in.