TCP 5988
Synopsis
- TCP 5988 is assigned to DMTF’s WBEM CIM-XML over HTTP.
- OpenPegasus (tog-pegasus) CIM server uses 5988/5989 and ships with HP-UX, IBM AIX, and many Linux distributions.
- HP-UX WBEM Services exposes CIM-XML on 5988 for management by tools like HPE Systems Insight Manager.
- IBM AIX’s CIM Server (Pegasus-based) and SBLIM providers communicate over 5988.
- Solaris WBEM Services (CIMOM) historically listened on 5988 (HTTP) and 5989 (HTTPS).
- SBLIM Small Footprint CIM Broker (sfcb) and OpenWBEM on Linux commonly use 5988 for WBEM HTTP.
- Dell OpenManage–compatible CIM providers can be queried by WBEM clients over 5988/5989 to collect hardware inventory and health data.
- VMware ESXi’s CIM server (sfcbd) implements CIM-XML and typically uses 5989 (HTTPS), though some environments enable 5988 (HTTP).
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