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SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.2 Support Matrix

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Network requirements

The following are the network requirements of the server where the Remote Collector is set up.
  • Internet connection — standard 1 GbE network or faster.
  • The server where the Remote Collector is set up must be able to communicate with the SupportAssist server hosted by Dell over HTTPS protocol.
  • The Remote Collector must be able to connect to the following destinations:
    • https://is.us.dell.com/FUS/api/2.0/uploadfile — the file upload server where the collected system information is uploaded.
    • https://is.us.dell.com/FUSCHUNK/api/1.0/file/uploadChunk — the file upload server where the collection files greater than 10 MB in size are uploaded.

The following table lists the network bandwidth requirements for collecting system information from devices.

Table 1. Network bandwidth requirementsThe following table provides a summary of the minimum hardware requirements on the server where you want to install SupportAssist Enterprise.
Requirement Minimum LAN bandwidth*Minimum WAN bandwidth**
For collection of system information from a single device 10 Mbps5 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 20 devices 0.5 Gbps10 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 100 devices 0.5 Gpbs10 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 300 devices0.5 Gpbs10 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 1000 devices1 Gpbs20 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 4000 devices1 Gpbs20 Mbps

* Network bandwidth required for collecting system information from devices within a single site.

** Network bandwidth required for collecting system information from devices that are distributed across multiple sites.

The following table lists the ports that must be open on the server where the Remote Collector is set up.
Table 2. Network port requirements on the server where the Remote Collector is set upThe following table lists the ports that must be open on the server where the Remote Collector is set up.
Port Direction Usage
22 Out For configuring the remote system running a Linux operating system and for collecting system information
80 Out For HTTP communication
135 Out For configuring the remote system running Windows (WMI) and to collect system information
162 In For receiving alerts (SNMP traps) from remote devices
443 Out For Secure Socket Layer (SSL) communication and WS-Man communication
1311 Out For Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) communication
5700 In For opening SupportAssist Enterprise securely (HTTPS) from a remote system
5701, 5702, 5703, and 5704 In For collecting system information from devices
5706InFor IPMI communication with iDRACs that are present in a Microsoft Azure Stack environment
61616 In For processing SupportAssist Enterprise tasks
The following table lists the ports that must be open on remote devices that you want to monitor or collect system information by using SupportAssist Enterprise.
Table 3. Network port requirements on remote devicesThe following table lists the ports that must be open on remote devices that you have added in SupportAssist Enterprise.
Device Type Port Usage
Server / Hypervisor 22 To collect system information from devices running a Linux operating system
135 To collect system information from devices running a Linux Windows operating system
443 For Secure Socket Layer (SSL), WS-Man, and VMware web services communication
1311 For OMSA communication
iDRAC 443 For Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and WS-Man communication
623For IPMI communication with iDRACs that are present in a Microsoft Azure Stack environment
Storage PS Series or EqualLogic 22 To collect system information
Storage MD Series or PowerVault 2463 To collect system information
Storage SC Series or Compellent 443 To collect system information
Fluid File System (FluidFS) 22 and 44421 To collect system information
Networking 22 To collect system information
Chassis 22 To collect system information
Software22To collect system information from a device running HTI Kit for VMware
443To collect system information from a device running VMware vCenter
135To collect system information from a device running SCVMM
135To collect system information from a device running SAN HQ
Solution443To collect system information from a Web-Scale converged appliance

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