Administrator Guide

Component Requirements
Web browser Any of the following web browsers:
• Internet Explorer 11
• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
NOTE: Other web browsers might work but are not ocially supported.
Server Agent Requirements
The following table lists the requirements for the Storage Manager Server Agent for Windows-based servers.
Component Requirements
Operating system Any of the following 64-bit operating systems (with the latest service packs):
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (full or core installation)
• Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012 (full or core installation)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (full or core installation)
CPU 64-bit (x64) microprocessor
Microsoft .NET
Framework
4.0 Full
Default Ports Used by Storage Manager
The Storage Manager components use network connections to communicate with each other and with other network resources.
The following tables list the default network ports used by the Storage Manager Data Collector, Dell Storage Manager Client, and
Storage Manager Server Agent. Many of the ports are congurable.
NOTE: Some ports might not be needed for your conguration. For details, see the Purpose column in each table.
Data Collector Ports
The following tables list the ports used by the Storage Manager Data Collector.
Inbound Data Collector Ports
The Data Collector accepts connections on the following ports.
Port
Protocol Name Purpose
514 UDP syslog Receiving logs forwarded from Storage Center SANs
3033 TCP Web Server Port
Receiving:
• Communication from all clients, including the Dell Storage Manager
Client and Dell Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)
• Alerts from FluidFS clusters
• Alerts from Fluid Cache clusters
3034 TCP Web Server Port Receiving vCenter/ESXi communication for VASA and VVol
provisioning and administration
8080 TCP Legacy Web Services
Port
Receiving:
• Storage Manager Server Agent communication
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