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
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection. If the
problem persists, contact Technical Support for
assistance.
SA-4135
SA-4140
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because an
attempt to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Make sure that vSphere SDK service is running on
the device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection. If the
problem persists, contact Technical Support for
assistance.
SA-4145
SA-4150
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because an
attempt to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Make sure that REST API service is running on the
device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection. If the
problem persists, contact Technical Support for
assistance.
SA-4095
SA-4100
SA-4105
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because an
attempt to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Make sure that the SSH service is running on the
device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4155 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because the
device is not reachable.
● Make sure that the device is reachable from the
server running SupportAssist Enterprise.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4160 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because the IP
address of the device is invalid.
● Make sure that SupportAssist Enterprise is
updated with the correct IP address of the device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4165 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because the
download of a certificate file could not be completed
successfully.
● Verify the firewall and network settings to make
sure that download of the certificate file is not
blocked.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4170
SA-4175
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because the
credentials of the device are either incorrect or do
not have the required privileges.
● Make sure that SupportAssist Enterprise is
updated with the correct user name and password
of the device.
● Make sure that the user account has administrator
or root privileges on the device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4180 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because the
device is not supported.
For the list of supported device models, see the
SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.2 Support Matrix at
Dell.com/ServiceabilityTools.
SA-4185 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device_name because of an
attempt to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Make sure SupportAssist Enterprise is updated
with the credentials of a user account that has
root privileges. See Configuring sudo access for
SupportAssist Enterprise (Linux).
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4190 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to gather system
information from the device_name because the SSL
encryption level of the device is set to 256 bit or
higher.
For troubleshooting steps, see Unable to gather
system information.
232 Error code appendix