# Application-aware Image Processing

The following ports are required for application-aware image processing over the network. If network ports are not available, the backup server will failover to using VIX via VMware Tools.

![Application-aware Image Processing](https://3929689570-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MA6duk2RIxyEWk2MZLc%2Fsync%2F15929a8ca336ca6da766e45ded28dacbef43a6a0.png?generation=1592487704881479\&alt=media)