Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.0 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
- Minimum requirements for installing and using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing 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 Dell Networking device
- Adding a PowerVault MD Series storage array
- Adding a Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage array
- Adding a Dell Compellent SC Series storage solution
- Adding a Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) NAS device
- 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
- Understanding maintenance mode
- Maintaining SupportAssist Enterprise capability
- Enabling or disabling monitoring of a device
- Editing device credentials
- 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 server recommendation report emails
- Configuring email notifications
- Configuring data 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
- Customizing the schedule for periodic collection of system information
- Default schedule for collection of system information
- Disabling the periodic collection of system information from specific devices
- Enabling or disabling the collection of identity information
- Enabling or disabling the collection of software information and the system log
- Viewing collections
- Using SupportAssist Enterprise to collect and send system information
- 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
- 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 service
- Other services
- Security
- SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Error code appendix
- Related documents and resources
The Upload option displayed at the top of the collections list enables you to upload a collection to Dell. The following table
describes the information displayed in the Collections page.
Table 31. Collections page
Column name Description
Check box Use to select a collection for viewing the collection
overview pane and to upload a collection.
Name The name of the device or collection. For single device
collections, the name of the device is followed by the type
of collection. For example, manual, periodic, and so on.
Collection Date The date and time when the collection was started.
Case The numeric support case identifier.
Upload Status The upload status of the collection.
Collection overview pane
The collection overview pane displays the details of a collection and enables you to view or download the collected data. This
pane is displayed when you select a collection that is listed in the Collections page.
The following table describes the information displayed in the collection overview pane.
Table 32. Collection overview pane
Field Description
Name The name assigned of the collection.
Upload status The status of the collection upload.
Date The date and time when the collection was started.
IP Address / Host name The IP address of host name of the device.
Service Tag A unique, alphanumeric identifier that allows Dell to
individually recognize each Dell device.
Collection status The status of the collection from the device.
View Collection (for server collections only) Click to open a collection from a server in the
Configuration Viewer.
Download Collection (for storage, networking, chassis, and
multiple-device collections only)
Click to download the collection as a .zip file.
Settings
The Settings tab enables you to configure the options available in SupportAssist Enterprise. You can point to the Settings tab
and click the available options to access the following pages:
● Collection Schedules — To configure the schedule for the periodic collection of system information for each device type.
● Proxy Settings — To configure the settings of the proxy server available in your environment. This setting is required only
if the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed connects to the internet through a proxy server.
● Preferences — To configure your preferences for the following: automatic update, data collection, email notification,
recommendation report, and maintenance mode.
● Contact Information — To view and update your company's primary and secondary SupportAssist Enterprise contacts.
● SMTP Settings — To configure the details of the SMTP server utilized by your company. This setting is applicable only if
your company utilizes an SMTP server. If you company does not utilize an SMTP server, you may not receive certain email
notifications from SupportAssist Enterprise.
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