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-30425 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
SupportAssist Enterprise is already installed on the
remote system.
Uninstall SupportAssist Enterprise from the remote
system and then retry the operation.
SA-30426 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the IP address or hostname that has been provided is
of the local system.
Provide the correct IP address or hostname of a
remote system and retry the operation.
SA-30427 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the remote system is not reachable.
Ensure that the remote system is reachable and then
retry the operation.
SA-30428 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector is not supported on a non-
Windows operating system.
Ensure you provide the details of a remote system
that is running a Windows operating system and then
retry the operation.
SA-30429 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 the same Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name.
Provide a mutually exclusive IP address range and
retry.
SA-30430 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update
the details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the credentials of the
Remote Collector are incorrect.
Verify the credentials of the Remote Collector and
retry the operation.
SA-30431 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update
the details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the Remote Collector
configuration on the remote system was not
successful.
Ensure that the remote system is reachable. Verify the
credentials of the remote system and then retry the
operation.
SA-30432 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update
the details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the SupportAssist
Enterprise service is not running on the remote
system.
Start the SupportAssist Enterprise service on the
remote system and then retry the operation.
SA-30433 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update
the details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the Remote Collector
application is not installed on the remote system.
Not applicable.
SA-30434 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the operating system installed on the remote system
is not of 64-bit architecture.
Ensure that you provide the details of a remote
system that is running a 64-bit Windows operating
system and then retry the operation.
SA-30435 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the validation of the Remote Collector was
unsuccessful.
Ensure that the remote system is compatible with the
hardware and software requirements for setting up a
Remote Collector.
216 Error code appendix