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Which ports need to be opened between the head node and the edge director in a Bright Edge setup?

Description Protocol/Port Purpose / Remarks
SSH tcp/22 SSH access to the edge director.
CMDaemon tcp/8081 CMD communication between head node and edge director, and to access BrightView.
Rsync tcp/873udp/873 Source ports are random. Used if RSYNCDAEMON is set as provisioning transport.
Syslog udp/514 Edge director to head node.
OpenVPN tcp/1194udp/1194 If using VPN.
ICMP ping icmp Head node will ping the edge director as part of status checks.
LDAPS tcp/636udp/636 If using Bright LDAPS server.
TCP ping tcp/2 Prior to 8.2, the head node will send TCP SYN to the edge director for health checks.

Aside from the above, ports specific to your configured workload managers need to be opened as well. For example, when using Slurm, you need to open the following ports:

Port/Protocol Purpose/Remarks
tcp/6817 slurmctld from head node
tcp/6818 slurmd in edge nodes

You may have to consult the respective manuals for the workload managers you configure for any additional ports that need to be opened. Take note that this only applies to 8.x and below. For 9.0 and above, the edge sites will have greater autonomy and only the first set of ports need to be opened.

Updated on June 29, 2025

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