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SCOM Agent
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), previously known as Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), uses this port for its agent communications. The agent provides monitoring capabilities by collecting event logs, performance data, and alerts from managed systems, enabling centralized infrastructure management for Windows environments..
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a comprehensive datacenter management solution that provides monitoring for services, devices, and operations across multiple computers in an enterprise network. The SCOM Agent, running on managed endpoints, collects vital data such as performance metrics, logs, state changes, and alerts, sending this information back to the SCOM Management Server for analysis and centralized management.
Port 1270 is utilized by the SCOM agent for communication with the SCOM Management Server or Gateway Server. It facilitates bi-directional data transfer using both TCP and UDP protocols, supporting agent registration, data submission, and receiving of management instructions or configuration updates. This port may be customized but defaults to 1270 during many installations.
The architecture relies on secure, reliable communication channels between the agents and the central server to ensure timely delivery of monitoring data. While the agent communication itself isn’t encrypted by default at the port level, SCOM can leverage additional security mechanisms such as certificate-based authentication to help protect the integrity of data in transit.