Should port 897 be open on my firewall?

Port 897 should only be open with strict firewall rules whitelisting trusted IP addresses. Enable rate limiting and intrusion detection systems.

What transport protocol does port 897 use?

Port 897 (Brocade SMI-S) uses the TCP transport protocol and falls under the File Transfer category.

:897 (TCP)

Brocade SMI-S

Q: Is port 897 (Brocade SMI-S) dangerous?

Port 897 is classified as high risk. It is a common target for automated scanning and brute-force attacks. Restrict access to trusted IPs if exposure is necessary.

High Risk

TCP — File Transfer

Port Overview

Port Number 897

Service Name Brocade SMI-S

Transport Protocol TCP

Category File Transfer

Security Risk High

Port Range Well-Known (0-1023)

What is Port 897?

Brocade Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) service, used by Brocade SAN switches to expose storage management interfaces. Exposure risks unauthorized SAN configuration access.

TCP File Transfer

Security Considerations

Port 897 (Brocade SMI-S) is classified as high risk. This port is a common target for automated scanning and brute-force attacks. If you must expose it, restrict access to known IP addresses.

Recommendation: Use firewall rules to whitelist trusted IPs. Enable rate limiting and intrusion detection.

Related Ports — File Transfer

20 FTP Data 21 FTP Control 59 Private File Service 69 TFTP 82 XFER Utility 97 Swift-RVF 115 SFTP (Simple FTP) 117 UUCP Path

Related Terms

ARP FTP HTTP ICMP IMAP NTP