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
SA-20045 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to reach the
adapter adapter_name because the Management
Group credentials are incorrect or does not have
sufficient privileges.
Enter the correct Management Group credentials and
retry.
SA-20050
SA-20065
SA-20080
SA-20085
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to reach the
adapter adapter_name because of an unknown error.
Not applicable.
SA-20404 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the adapter is not
available or not reachable.
Ensure that the adapter is available and details of the
adapter are correct and retry again.
SA-21005 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the details
of the adapter adapter_name because the name is
already in use by another adapter.
Enter any other name for the adapter and retry.
SA-21010 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the details
of the adapter adapter_name because of an unknown
error.
Retry editing the details of the adapter after some
time.
SA-21015 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the details
of the adapter adapter_name because the details of
the adapter are incorrect.
Ensure that the details of the adapter are correct and
then retry.
SA-21404 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the adapter
adapter_name because the adapter is not reachable.
Ensure that the details of the adapter are correct and
then retry.
SA-20095 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because a connection could
not be established with the system.
Ensure the following and retry the operation:
● Ensure that the credentials are valid.
● Ensure that you have administrator privileges.
SA-20100 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because of low disk space on
the system.
Ensure that the remote system has sufficient free
hard-drive space required for installing the adapter
and retry the operation.
SA-20105 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to copy installer
file to the system.
Ensure that the system is reachable and the installer
file is present at the required location.
SA-20110 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the installation of the
adapter could not be completed successfully.
Retry setting up the adapter.
SA-20115 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to start the
adapter service on the system.
Ensure that the installation of the adapter is
successful and the configuration file has the correct
values.
SA-20120 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to copy the
configuration file.
Ensure that the configuration file that is generated is
not empty and the system is reachable.
SA-20125 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the OpenManage
Essentials adapter is already installed on the system.
Ensure that the OpenManage Essentials adapter is not
installed on the system and then retry the operation.
SA-20130 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the status of the
required network port could not be verified.
Ensure that the system is running a Windows
operating system and the WMI port (135) is open on
the system.
SA-20135 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the OpenManage
Essentials services are not running on the remote
system.
Ensure that OpenManage Essentials services are
running and retry the operation.
Error code appendix 235