System Requirements
To learn more about system requirements for deploying Manufacturing Connect, review how to Install / Upgrade Manufacturing Connect and refer to the Create GKE Cluster section.
The Manufacturing Connect must have the following ports open for the following corresponding functions.
Port | Protocol | Encrypted | Optional | Direction | Port Function / Usage for Manufacturing Connect | Description / Additional Details | Source (Port is used by who/what) | Destination (Port must be opened at) |
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80 | TCP | Redirects to HTTPS | Yes | Inbound | HTTP, redirect SSL | Accessing Manufacturing Connect UI if you entered only the domain name without the protocol in a Domain validation when using Let's Encrypt SSL | Manufacturing Connect users |
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443 | TCP / HTTPS | Yes SSL | No | Inbound | Access to Manufacturing Connect UI | Access to Manufacturing Connect REST API Access to Manufacturing Connect Admin Docker registry Access to Keycloak authorization server Used by Manufacturing Connect to communicate with Manufacturing Connect Edge Pre-signed links are generated on this port. Minio Storage (Update file repo) | Manufacturing Connect Edge Manufacturing Connect users |
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8883 | MQTT / TCP | Yes MQTTS | No | Inbound | Manufacturing Connect MQTT server | CC Connector: Sending data from Manufacturing Connect Edge to Manufacturing Connect | Manufacturing Connect Edge |
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51820 | UDP | Yes Remote Access | No | Inbound | EdgeRemote (uses Remote Access) | Enables Manufacturing Connect management (Remote UI, templates, marketplace, metrics and so on) of all connected Manufacturing Connect Edge instances. Used for remotely updating the version of connected Manufacturing Connect Edge instances. Requires 443 to be open. | Manufacturing Connect Edge |
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To retrieve <namespace>-nginx endpoints and <namespace>-remote-udp endpoints:
- (If not signed in) : From the top right corner, click Sign in.
- Click Go to console.
- From the left navigation panel, click Services & Ingress.
- From the Cluster drop down list, select a cluster.
- From the Namespace drop down list, select a namespace.
- Under the Services tab, click the Type column to search for the two rows with Type: External load balancer.
- For the row with the Name <namespace>-nginx (where <namespace> is the namespace where Manufacturing Connect is deployed), copy the row's respective IP address (#.#.#.#) under the Endpoints column.
- For the row with the Name <namespace>-remote-udp (where <namespace> is the namespace where Manufacturing Connect is deployed), copy the row's respective IP address (#.#.#.#) under the Endpoints column.
