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-30438
SA-30442
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to add the Remote
Collector Remote Collector_name because the
provided hostname expression hostname_expression
matches with the hostname expression of another
Remote Collector.
Provide a mutually exclusive hostname expression and
retry.
SA-30439
SA-30441
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to add the Remote
Collector Remote Collector_name because the
provided hostname expression hostname_expression
is duplicated within the same Remote Collector.
Provide a mutually exclusive hostname expression and
retry.
SA-30440 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to add the Remote
Collector Remote Collector_name because the pre-
check script for Remote Collector could not be
copied to the remote system.
Ensure that the remote system is reachable. Also
verify the credentials of the Remote Collector and
retry the operation.
SA-30443 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector configuration is corrupted on
the remote system.
To resolve the issue, delete the Remote collector, and
retry setting up the Remote Collector again.
SA-30444 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to add the Remote
Collector Remote Collector_name because download
of Remote Collector installer was unsuccessful.
Run the Connectivity Test to ensure that connectivity
to the Dell EMC FTP server is successful and then
retry.
SA-20620 Support Assist Enterprise is unable to update
the details of the host adapter_name, because a
connection could not be established between the
host and management console.
Verify the following and then retry the operation:
● The host running the management console must be
reachable.
● The credentials of the host must be valid and must
also have administrator rights.
● The adapter service must be running on the host.
SA-20550 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to
Adapter adapter_name because the adapter service
may not be running.
Ensure that the adapter service is running on the host.
SA-20666 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect
to Adapter adapter_name, because a connection
could not be established between the host and
management console.
Verify the following and then retry the operation:
● The system where the management console is set
up must be reachable from the server running
SupportAssist Enterprise.
● If the credentials of the management console have
changed, update the credentials of the adapter in
SupportAssist Enterprise.
SA-20070 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to
the adapter adapter_name because the adapter
credentials are either incorrect or do not have the
required privileges.
Ensure the following and then retry:
● The adapter credentials must be correct.
● The adapter credentials must have administrator
privileges.
SA-20075 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to the
adapter adapter_name because of an unknown error.
Ensure the following and then retry:
● If the credentials of the system where the adapter
is set up have changed, update the adapter
credentials in SupportAssist Enterprise.
● The adapter services must be running on the
system where the adapter is set up.
● OpenManage Essentials services must be running
on the system where the adapter is set up.
SA-20090 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to
the adapter adapter_name because the OpenManage
Essentials services are not running.
Ensure that OpenManage Essentials services are
running on the system where the adapter is setup and
then retry.
242 Error code appendix