Release Notes

Minimum requirements

Software requirements

Operating System

NOTE: SupportAssist can be installed only on a 64-bit operating system.

NOTE: SupportAssist can also be installed on a domain controller.

NOTE: Installation of SupportAssist is not supported on Server Core.

The server on which you want to install SupportAssist must be running one of the following operating

systems.

Windows operating systems

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter

• Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter

• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter

• Windows Server 2012 Standard, Essentials, and Datacenter

• Small Business Server 2008 Essentials and Standard

• Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Standard

Linux operating systems

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x

• CentOS 7.0

• CentOS 6.0

• Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4

• Oracle Linux 7.x

• Oracle Linux 6.x

Web browser

To view the SupportAssist user interface, one of the following web browsers is required:

• Internet Explorer 10 or 11

• Mozilla Firefox 31 or later

NOTE: Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 must be enabled in the web browser.

Hardware requirements

You can install SupportAssist on a Dell PowerEdge server that meets the minimum requirements specified

in the following sections.