Add host operation fails for RHEL 7 managed hosts

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
In the Veritas Operations Manager console, if you try to add a RHEL 7 managed host through agent, sometimes the operation fails. This failure occurs due to the new firewall daemon (firewalld) introduced in RHEL 7.
Workaround:
Do one of the following:
  • Check the status of the firewall daemon using the following command:
systemctl status firewalld
If the daemon is running then you need to turn it off using the following command:
systemctl stop firewalld
  • If you want to allow only a specific port, use the following command:
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=port/tcp
Where, port is the port number that you want to allow.
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