Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.1 User's Guide
- Overview
- Getting started with SupportAssist Enterprise
- Setting up SupportAssist Enterprise for the local system
- Setting up SupportAssist Enterprise for remote devices
- Evaluating SupportAssist Enterprise
- Downloading the SupportAssist Enterprise installation package
- Installing, Upgrading, or Migrating to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Minimum requirements for installing and using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- Operating system considerations for installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the SupportAssist Enterprise installer package (Windows)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the SupportAssist Enterprise installer package (Linux)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise in silent mode (Linux)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the OpenManage Essentials installation package
- Upgrading SupportAssist Enterprise
- Migrating to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Using SupportAssist Enterprise without registration
- Registering SupportAssist Enterprise
- Setting up an SELinux enabled system to receive alerts
- Opening the SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Logging in to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Logging out of SupportAssist Enterprise
- Adding devices
- Device types and applicable devices
- Adding a single device
- Adding a server or hypervisor
- Adding an iDRAC
- Adding a chassis
- Adding a Networking device
- Adding a PowerVault MD Series storage array
- Adding an EqualLogic PS Series storage solution
- Adding a Compellent SC Series storage solution
- Adding a Fluid File System (FluidFS) NAS device
- Adding a software
- Adding a solution
- Adding a device by duplication
- Importing multiple devices
- Exporting details of devices that were not imported
- Revalidating a device
- Viewing cases and devices
- Device grouping
- Using Extensions
- Types of extensions
- Support for setting up adapter or Remote Collector
- Getting started with inventorying devices managed by OpenManage Essentials or Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
- Adapters
- Remote Collectors
- Managing device credentials
- Maintaining SupportAssist Enterprise capability
- Enabling or disabling monitoring of a device
- Installing or upgrading OMSA by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Configuring SNMP settings by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Viewing and updating the contact information
- Configuring proxy server settings
- Connectivity test
- Testing the case creation capability
- Clearing the System Event Log (SEL)
- Automatic update
- Deleting a device
- Opting in or opting out from ProSupport Plus recommendation report emails
- Configuring email notifications
- Configuring collection settings
- Prerequisites for collecting system information
- Enabling or disabling the automatic collection of system information on case creation
- Enabling or disabling the periodic collection of system information from all devices
- Enabling or disabling the collection of identity information
- Enabling or disabling the collection of software information and the system log
- Enabling or disabling the automatic upload of collections
- Viewing collections
- Using SupportAssist Enterprise to collect and send system information
- Understanding maintenance mode
- SupportAssist Enterprise user groups
- Manually configuring SNMP settings
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server by using the script file (Windows)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server (Windows)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server by using the script file (Linux)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server (Linux)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of iDRAC by using the web interface
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a chassis by using the web interface
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a networking device
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server
- Other useful information
- Monitoring servers for hardware issues
- Support for automatically installing or upgrading OMSA
- Support for automatically configuring SNMP settings
- Device correlation
- Detection of hardware issues in attached storage devices
- Support for Dell OEM servers
- Installing Net-SNMP (Linux only)
- Configuring sudo access for SupportAssist Enterprise (Linux)
- Ensuring successful communication between the SupportAssist Enterprise application and the SupportAssist server
- Accessing the SupportAssist Enterprise application logs
- Event storm handling
- Accessing the context-sensitive help
- Viewing SupportAssist Enterprise product information
- Uninstalling SupportAssist Enterprise
- Identifying the generation of a Dell PowerEdge server
- Troubleshooting
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- SupportAssist Enterprise registration
- Opening the SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Logging in to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Unable to add device
- Unable to add adapter
- Unable to add Remote Collector
- Disconnected
- Importing multiple devices
- OMSA not installed
- SNMP not configured
- New version of OMSA available
- Unable to configure SNMP
- Unable to verify SNMP configuration
- Unable to install OMSA
- Unable to verify OMSA version
- OMSA not supported
- Unable to reach device
- Unable to gather system information
- Insufficient storage space to gather system information
- Unable to export collection
- Unable to send system information
- Authentication failed
- Clearing System Event Log failed
- Maintenance mode
- Auto update
- Unable to edit device credentials
- Automatic case creation
- Scheduled tasks
- SupportAssist Enterprise services
- Other services
- Security
- SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Error code appendix
- Related documents and resources
Virtual machine
● Ensure that you are logged in to SupportAssist Enterprise with elevated or administrative privileges. See Granting elevated
or administrative privileges to users on page 132.
● Ensure that the system hosting the virtual machine is reachable from the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed.
● Ensure that the required ports and protocols are enabled on the network. See Network requirements on page 19.
Unable to add adapter
If the Adapters page displays an
Unable to add adapter status:
● Verify if the server where you want to add the adapter is reachable from the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is
installed.
● Ensure that the system where you want to set up the adapter has more than 500 MB of free disk space required for
installation of the adapter.
● Verify if port 135 is open on the system where you want to set up the adapter.
● For setting up an OpenManage Essentials (OME) adapter, the system where you want to set up the adapter must be running
OpenManage Essentials version 2.3.
● For setting up the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) adapter, Dell Server Management Pack Suite
Version 7.x For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and System Center Essentials must be installed on the
system.
● Ensure that Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is installed on the system where you want to set up the adapter.
● Ensure that the adapter is not already installed on the server where you are trying to set up the adapter.
Unable to add Remote Collector
If the Remote Collectors page displays
Unable to add Remote Collector status:
● Verify if the server where you want to add the Remote Collector is reachable from the server where SupportAssist
Enterprise is installed.
● Ensure that the system where you want to set up the Remote Collector has more than 500 MB of free disk space required
for installation of the Remote Collector.
● Verify if port 135 is open on the system where you want to set up the Remote Collector.
● Ensure that SupportAssist Enterprise is not previously installed on the server where you want to add the Remote Collector.
● Ensure that the Remote Collector is not already installed on the server where you are trying to set up the Remote Collector.
Disconnected
A
Disconnected status may be displayed on header area if the server running SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to
connect to an adapter or Remote Collector that you have set up. When this issue occurs, a Disconnected status is also
displayed on the Adapters or Remote Collectors page depending on the connectivity status of SupportAssist Enterprise with
an adapter or Remote Collector. If the Disconnected status is displayed:
● Ensure that server where you have set up the adapter or Remote Collector is reachable from the server where SupportAssist
Enterprise is installed.
● For Remote Collectors, ensure that the Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise service is running on the server where you
have set up the Remote Collector.
● For adapters, ensure that the Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise OME Adapter or Dell EMC SupportAssist
Enterprise SCOM Adapter service is running on the server where you have set up the adapter.
● Ensure that port 5700 is open on the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed.
Troubleshooting
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