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
Table 60. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
SA-30411 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update
the details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the provided IP address
range IP address_range overlaps with the IP address
range of another Remote Collector.
Provide a mutually exclusive IP address range and
retry.
SA-30412 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update
the details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the Start IP Address is
greater than the End IP Address.
Provide the correct IP address range and retry.
SA-30413 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
another operation is in progress.
Retry the operation after some time.
SA-30414 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
of an internal error.
Ensure that the Remote Collector application is
running and then retry the operation.
SA-30415 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
of an internal error.
Update the credentials of the Remote Collector,
ensure that the Remote Collector application is
running, and then retry.
SA-30416 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the provided IP address range IP address_range
overlaps with the IP address range of same Remote
Collector.
Provide a mutually exclusive IP address range and
retry.
SA-30417 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the installer for Remote Collector could not be found
at the required location.
Reinstall SupportAssist Enterprise and then retry the
operation.
SA-30418 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because a
connection could not be established with the remote
system.
Ensure the following and retry the operation:
● Ensure that the credentials are valid.
● Ensure that you have administrator privileges.
SA-30419 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector installer could not be copied to
the remote system.
Ensure that the remote system is reachable. Verify the
credentials of the remote system and then retry the
operation.
SA-30420 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector installation on the remote
system was unsuccessful.
Ensure that the remote system is compatible with the
hardware and software requirements for setting up a
Remote Collector.
SA-30421 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector installation was not successful.
Ensure that the remote system is compatible with the
hardware and software requirements for setting up a
Remote Collector.
SA-30422 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the installation of the Remote Collector was
unsuccessful.
Reinstall SupportAssist Enterprise and then retry the
operation.
SA-30423 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector configuration was unsuccessful.
Reinstall SupportAssist Enterprise and then retry the
operation.
SA-30424 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the remote system does not have sufficient free
hard-drive space.
Ensure that the remote system has at least 500 MB of
free hard-drive space.
Error code appendix 215