Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.2 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
- 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
- Methods of 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 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
- Managing device discovery rules
- Viewing cases and devices
- Using Extensions
- Types of extensions
- Support for setting up adapter or Remote Collector
- Getting started with adding devices managed by systems management consoles
- Adapters
- Setting up OpenManage Essentials adapter
- Setting up the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager adapter
- Management Packs for inventorying devices managed by Operations Manager
- Setting up OpenManage Enterprise adapter
- Viewing adapter overview pane
- Viewing devices inventoried by the adapter
- Synchronizing adapter
- Editing adapter
- Deleting adapter
- Approximate time required to assign Credential Profile
- Remote Collectors
- Device grouping
- Managing device credentials
- Maintaining SupportAssist Enterprise capability
- Enabling or disabling monitoring of a device
- Performing deep discovery
- Installing or upgrading OMSA by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Configuring SNMP settings by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Viewing and updating the contact information
- Updating dispatch details
- Adding dispatch notes to default group
- Configuring proxy server settings
- Connectivity test
- Testing the case creation capability
- Clearing the System Event Log
- Automatic update
- Deleting a device
- 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 on server running Windows
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server running Windows
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server by using the script file on a server running Linux
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server running 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
- Managing SupportAssist Enterprise alerts in TechDirect
- Other useful information
- Monitoring servers for hardware issues
- Support for automatically installing or upgrading OMSA
- Support for automatically configuring SNMP settings
- Deep discovery
- Device correlation
- Association view
- Detection of hardware issues in attached storage devices
- Support for Dell OEM servers
- Installing Net-SNMP on a server running Linux
- Configuring sudo access for SupportAssist Enterprise on a server running 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
- Tool tips
- Other services
- Security
- SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Error code appendix
- Related documents and resources
Table 72. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
5000_2 SNMP settings of the device could not be
configured because the integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller (iDRAC) does not have the
required license installed.
Make sure that iDRAC has an Enterprise or Express
license installed, and then try to configure the SNMP
settings through the Tasks > Configure SNMP
option.
5000_3 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because all configurable fields of the integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) are occupied.
You must manually configure the SNMP settings of
the device. For instructions to manually configure the
SNMP settings, see Configuring the alert destination
of an iDRAC by using the web interface.
5000_4 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the credentials you have entered do not
have the required privileges.
Make sure that the credentials have either
Administrator or Operator privileges on the integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), and then try
to configure the SNMP settings through the Tasks
> Configure SNMP option on the device overview
pane.
5000_5 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because an attempt to connect to the integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) was unsuccessful.
Make sure that iDRAC is reachable from the system on
which SupportAssist Enterprise is installed, and then
try to configure the SNMP settings through the Tasks
> Configure SNMP option on the device overview
pane.
5000_6 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the credentials you have entered are invalid.
Make sure that the credentials are valid, and then try
to configure the SNMP settings through the Tasks
> Configure SNMP option on the device overview
pane. If the problem persists, contact your system
administrator for assistance.
5000_7
5000_8
SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because of an unexpected error.
You must manually configure the SNMP settings of
the device. For instructions to manually configure the
SNMP settings, see Configuring the alert destination
of an iDRAC using the web interface.
5000_9 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the user account does not have the
sufficient privileges on the device.
You must manually configure the SNMP settings of
the device. For instructions to manually configure the
SNMP settings, see Manually configuring the alert
destination (Windows) or Manually configuring the
alert destination (Linux).
5000_10 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the hostname/IP address of the system on
which SupportAssist Enterprise is installed was not
provided.
If you ran the script file to configure the SNMP
settings, make sure that you type the IP address
of the system on which SupportAssist Enterprise is
installed as an argument.
5000_11 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the SNMP service is not installed on the
device.
Manually install the SNMP service on the device, and
then try to configure the SNMP settings through
the Tasks > Configure SNMP option on the device
overview pane.
5000_12 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because SupportAssist Enterprise does not support
the operating system running on the device.
For information on the operating systems supported
by SupportAssist Enterprise, see the SupportAssist
Enterprise Version 1.2 Support Matrix at Dell.com/
ServiceabilityTools.
5000_13 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the SNMP service has not started.
Manually start the SNMP service on the device, and
then try to configure the SNMP settings through the
Tasks > Configure SNMP option.
5000_14 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the WMI service is disabled.
Manually start the WMI service on the device, and
then try to configure the SNMP settings through
the Tasks > Configure SNMP option on the device
overview pane.
226 Error code appendix