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
Table 40. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
3000_10
3000_12
3000_13
3000_14
An unexpected error occurred during the installation
of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on
device name.
Do one of the following:
● Select the device in the Devices page, and in the
device overview pane, select Install / Upgrade
OMSA from the Tasks list.
● Manually install the recommended version of
OMSA. To identify the recommended version
of OMSA, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist
Enterprise version 1.0 Support Matrix at https://
www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools.
If the problem persists, contact Dell Technical Support
for assistance.
3000_15
3000_16
3000_17
3000_22
3000_23
3000_29
3000_47
3000_48
3000_50
3000_56
3000_61
An unexpected error occurred during the installation
of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on
device name.
Ensure that the device is reachable and the
configured device credentials have Administrator
rights, and then do one of the following:
● Select the device in the Devices page, and in the
device overview pane, select Install / Upgrade
OMSA from the Tasks list.
● Manually install the recommended version of
OMSA. To identify the recommended version
of OMSA, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist
Enterprise version 1.0 Support Matrix at https://
www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools.
If the problem persists, contact Dell Technical Support
for assistance.
3000_18 A service required to install Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator (OMSA) is either not running or not
enabled on device name.
● If the device is running Microsoft Windows, ensure
that the WMI service is running.
● If the device is running Linux, ensure that SSH is
enabled.
For more information, see Other services on page 126.
3000_19 A service required to install Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator (OMSA) is not running on device name.
Ensure that the WMI service is running on the device.
For more information, see Other services on page 126.
3000_20
3000_21
3000_24
3000_25
3000_26
3000_27
3000_28
3000_30
3000_31
3000_32
3000_33
3000_34
3000_35
3000_36
3000_37
3000_38
3000_39
3000_40
3000_41
3000_42
An unexpected error occurred during the installation
of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on
device name.
Do one of the following:
● Select the device in the Devices page, and in the
device overview pane, select Install / Upgrade
OMSA from the Tasks list.
● Manually install the recommended version of
OMSA. To identify the recommended version
of OMSA, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist
Enterprise version 1.0 Support Matrix at https://
www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools.
If the problem persists, contact Dell Technical Support
for assistance.
Error code appendix 153