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 Mbps
5 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 20
devices
0.5 Gbps
10 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 100
devices
0.5 Gpbs
10 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 300
devices
0.5 Gpbs
10 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 1000
devices
1 Gpbs
20 Mbps
For collection of system information from up to 4000 devices
1 Gpbs
20 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
5706
In
For 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
623
For 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
Software
22
To collect system information from a device running HTI Kit for VMware
443
To collect system information from a device running VMware vCenter
135
To collect system information from a device running SCVMM
135
To collect system information from a device running SAN HQ
Solution
443
To collect system information from a Web-Scale converged appliance
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