The following are the networking requirements on the local system (the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed) and remote devices:
Internet connection—Standard 1 GbE network or faster.
The local system must be able to communicate with the SupportAssist server hosted by Dell EMC over HTTPS protocol.
The local system must be able to connect to the following destinations:
https://apidp.dell.com and
https://api.dell.com—end point for the Dell EMC hosted SupportAssist server.
https://is.us.dell.com/*—the file upload server and related services.
https://downloads.dell.com/—for downloading OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) and receiving new SupportAssist Enterprise release information, policy files, and product support files.
NOTE The downloads.dell.com page uses the Akamai third-party vendor for improved download experience.
NOTE During registration, SupportAssist Enterprise verifies connectivity to the Internet by trying to connect to
http://www.dell.com, which then gets redirected to
https://www.dell.com.
The following table lists the network bandwidth requirements for monitoring and collecting system information from devices:
Table 1. Network bandwidth requirements The following table provides a summary of the minimum hardware requirements on the server where you want to install SupportAssist Enterprise.
Devices
Monitoring
Collecting System Information
LAN bandwidth*
WAN bandwidth**
1
No
Yes
10 Mbps
5 Mbps
20
Yes
Yes
0.5 Gbps
10 Mbps
Up to 100
Yes
Yes
0.5 Gbps
10 Mbps
Up to 300
Yes
Yes
0.5 Gbps
10 Mbps
Up to 1000
Yes
Yes
1 Gbps
20 Mbps
Up to 4000
Yes
Yes
1 Gbps
20 Mbps
* Network bandwidth that is required for monitoring and collecting system information from devices within a single site.
** Network bandwidth that is required for monitoring and collecting system information from devices that are distributed across multiple sites.
The following figure illustrates network port connectivity between SupportAssist Enterprise and other monitored devices:
Figure 1. Managed devices
1—network ports that are required for discovering devices and collecting system information
2—network ports that are required for uploading the collected system information (collection)
3—network ports required for adapters
4—network ports on devices for collecting system information
The following table lists the ports that must be open on the local system:
Table 2. Network port requirements on the local systemThe following table lists the ports that must be open on the local system.
Port
Direction
Usage
22
Out
To add the local system running a Linux operating system and for collecting system information
80
Out
For HTTP communication
135
Out
To add the local system running Windows (WMI) and to collect system information
162
In
To receive alerts (SNMP traps) from remote devices
443
Out
For Secure Socket Layer (SSL) communication, WS-Man communication, and verifying SupportAssist Enterprise update information
1311
Out
For Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) communication
5700
In
To open SupportAssist Enterprise securely (HTTPS) from a remote system
5701, 5702, 5703, and 5704
In
To collect system information from devices
9099
In
To open SupportAssist Enterprise (HTTP) from the local system
61616
In
To process SupportAssist Enterprise tasks
2424
In
To establish connection with the Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise DB service.
The following table lists the network ports that are required for discovering devices and collecting system information:
Table 3. Network ports required for discovering devices and collecting system information The following table lists the network ports that are required for discovering devices and collecting system information.
Device
Protocol for discovery and collection
Port
Server - Windows
WMI
135
Server - Linux
SSH
22
iDRAC
WSMan and REST
If you have iDRAC9 with firmware version 4.x installed:
WSMan protocol is used to configure alert destination of the server.
REST protocol is used to send and receive information from SupportAssist Enterprise.
443 and 161
ESX or ESXi
SSH and VMware SDK
22 and 443
Storage PS Series arrays (previously EqualLogic)
SNMPv2, SSH2, and FTP
161, 22, and 21
Storage MD Series arrays (previously PowerVault)
SYMbolSDK
2463
Storage ME4 Series arrays
REST and SFTP
443 and 1022
Storage SC Series arrays (previously Dell Compellent)
REST
3033
Fluid File System (FluidFS) Network attached storage (NAS) devices
SSH and FTP
22 and 44421
PowerConnect switches
SNMP and SSH
22 and 161
Dell Force10 switches
SNMP and SSH
161 and 22
Networking switches
SNMP and SSH
22 and 161
W series switches
SNMP and SSH
22 and 161
PowerEdge FX2/FX2s
SSH
22
PowerEdge VRTX
SSH
22
PowerEdge M1000e
SSH
22
PowerEdge MX7000
REST
443
SAN HQ
WMI
135
HIT Kit/VSM for VMware
SSH
22
vCenter
HTTPS
443
SCVMM
WMI
135
XC Series of Web-Scale hyperconverged appliances
REST and SSH
9440 and 22
Virtual Machine - Windows
WMI
135
Virtual Machine - Linux
SSH
22
The following table lists the network ports that are required for uploading the collected system information:
Table 4. Network ports required for uploading the collected system information
The following table lists the network ports that are required for uploading the collected system information.
Source
Destination
Port
SupportAssist Enterprise
SupportAssist Server
443
File Upload Server (FUS)
File Retrieval Service (FRS)
Remote Collector
File Upload Server (FUS)
443
File Retrieval Service (FRS)
The following table lists the network ports that are required for adapters:
Table 5. Network ports required for adapters
The following table lists the network ports that are required for adapters.
Source
Destination
Port
SupportAssist Enterprise
OpenManage Essentials adapter
5700 (web socket)
OpenManage Essentials adapter
OpenManage Essentials
443
SupportAssist Enterprise
System Center Operations Manager adapter
5700 (web socket)
System Center Operations Manager adapter
System Center Operations Manager
Not applicable (SCOM SDK)
SupportAssist Enterprise
OpenManage Enterprise adapter
5700 (web socket)
OpenManage Enterprise adapter
OpenManage Enterprise
443
The following table lists the network ports that are required for collecting system information:
Table 6. Network ports on SupportAssist Enterprise for collecting system information The following table lists the network ports that are required for collecting system information.
Source
Destination
Port
Storage SC Series arrays (previously Dell Compellent)
SupportAssist Enterprise
5701, 5702, 5703, and 5704
Server SupportAssist agent
NOTE This agent is required only on yx1x or lower series of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
SupportAssist Enterprise
5701, 5702, 5703, and 5704
Server (In band)
SupportAssist Enterprise
5701, 5702, 5703, and 5704
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) must be enabled on the device to perform the following tasks:
Run a device discovery rule.
Perform manual or periodic inventory validation.
Edit an account credential.
Assign a credential profile.
Edit a credential profile.
Perform periodic validation of device credentials.
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