Ports used in P2V or V2V

Converting a powered on Windows operating system (P2V)

Source	Destination	TCP Ports	UDP Ports	Notes
Converter server	Source computer	445, 139, 9089 or 9090	137, 138	If the source computer uses NetBIOS, port 445 is not required. If NetBIOS is not being used, ports 137, 138, and 139 are not required. If in doubt, make sure that none of the ports are blocked. Port 9089 is used for Converter Standalone versions, and 9090 is used for the Converter plugin. Note: Unless you have installed Converter server to the source computer, the account used for authentication to the source computer must have a password, the source computer must have network file sharing enabled, and it cannot be using Simple File Sharing.
Converter server	VirtualCenter	443, 902		Only required if the conversion target is VirtualCenter.
Converter client	Converter server	443		Only required if a custom installation was performed and the Converter server and client portions are on different computers.
Source computer	ESX/ESXi	443, 902		If the conversion destination is vCenter Server, only port 902 is required from the source to the ESX/ESXi hosts.

Converting a powered on Linux operating system (P2V)

Source	Destination	TCP Ports	Notes
Converter server	Source computer	22	The Converter server must be able to establish an SSH connection with the source computer.
Converter client	Converter server	443	Only required if a custom installation was performed and the Converter server and client portions are on different computers.
Converter server	VirtualCenter	443, 902	Only required if the conversion target is VirtualCenter.
Converter server	ESX/ESXi	443, 902, 903	If the conversion destination is vCenter Server, only port 902 is required from the source to the ESX/ESXi hosts.
Converter server	Helper virtual machine	443
Helper virtual machine	Source computer	22	The helper virtual machine must be able to establish an SSH connection with the source computer. By default the helper virtual machine gets its IP address assigned by DHCP. If there is no DHCP server available on the network chosen for the target virtual machine you must manually assign it an IP address.

Converting an existing virtual machine (V2V)

Source	Destination	TCP Ports	UDP Ports	Notes
Converter server	Fileshare path	445, 139	137, 138	This is only required for standalone virtual machine sources or destinations. If the computer hosting the source or destination path uses NetBIOS, port 445 is not required. If NetBIOS is not being used, ports 137, 138, and 139 are not required. If in doubt, make sure that none of the ports are blocked.
Converter client	Converter server	443		Only required if a custom installation was performed and the Converter server and client portions are on different computers.
Converter server	VirtualCenter	443, 902		Only required if the target is VirtualCenter.
Converter server	ESX/ESXi	443, 902		If the conversion destination is vCenter Server, only port 902 is required from the source to the ESX/ESXi hosts.