Owner's Manual

• All managed PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, iDRAC7, CMC, Force10, PowerConnect, and PowerEdge VRTX
devices configured to send SNMP traps to the OpenManage Essentials server.
• All managed PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, iDRAC7, CMC, Force10, PowerConnect, and PowerEdge VRTX
devices devices discovered, categorized, and inventoried by the OpenManage Essentials server.
• PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) installed on the OpenManage Essentials server to support
PowerVault MD Series arrays.
• A trust relationship must exist between the domains of the management station and the managed nodes.
• Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 or 4.5
• Microsoft ASP.Net
• IIS 7.x
• Web browser – Internet Explorer 8, 9, or 10, Mozilla Firefox 19 or 20; supported only on Windows-based
operating systems.
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Minimum Requirements
Hardware Requirements
The following are the minimum recommended hardware configurations:
Hardware Medium Deployments Large Deployments
Number of managed systems Up to 500 500 to 2000
Processor 6 cores (1.8 GHz minimum) 10 cores (1.8 GHz minimum)
Memory 10 GB 12 GB
Hard drive
NOTE: If SupportAssist is
configured to collect the system
logs at regular intervals,
additional hard drive space is
required. The hard drive space
required can be determined as 10
MB x number of managed
devices.
8 GB 12 GB
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Minimum Requirements
Network Requirements
The following are the minimum network requirements:
• Internet connection – standard Gbe network.
• Port 443 must be open on the OpenManage Essentials management server.
• The OpenManage Essentials management server on which the Dell SupportAssist client is installed must be
able to communicate with the Dell SupportAssist server hosted by Dell over the HTTPS protocol.
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