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
Adding devices
Adding devices prepares Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise to automate support from Dell Technical Support for your Dell
devices. To use SupportAssist Enterprise to either monitor hardware issues or collect system information from your devices, you
must add your devices in SupportAssist Enterprise.
After the installation of SupportAssist Enterprise, the local system (server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed) is
automatically added in SupportAssist Enterprise. To receive the benefits of SupportAssist Enterprise for your other Dell devices,
you must manually add each device in SupportAssist Enterprise.
NOTE: For the complete list of devices types and device models that you can add in SupportAssist Enterprise, see the Dell
EMC SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.0 Support Matrix at https://www.Dell.com/ServiceabilityTools.
You can add devices by using one of the following methods:
● Add a single device—Add each device individually by entering details of the device
● Import multiple devices—Add several devices by using a .csv file that contains details of the devices
Topics:
• Device types and applicable devices
• Adding a single device
• Importing multiple devices
• Exporting details of devices that were not imported
• Revalidating a device
Device types and applicable devices
While adding a device in SupportAssist Enterprise, you must select an appropriate device type. The following table lists the
devices that you can add by selecting a specific device type.
NOTE:
SupportAssist Enterprise may not be compatible with all device models of a supported device type. For the
complete list of supported device types and device models, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.0 Support
Matrix at https://www.Dell.com/ServiceabilityTools.
Table 6. Selecting a device type
Device Type Devices that you can add
Chassis
● Dell PowerEdge M1000e
● Dell PowerEdge VRTX
● Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s
Fluid File System (FluidFS)
● Dell EqualLogic with FluidFS
● Dell PowerVault with FluidFS
● Dell Compellent FS with FluidFS
iDRAC Dell's 12th and 13th generation of PowerEdge servers
NOTE: To add an iDRAC, you must provide the iDRAC IP
address of the server.
Networking
● Dell PowerConnect
● Dell Force10
● Dell Networking
● Dell Networking X-Series switches
● Dell Networking Wireless Controllers Mobility Series
Peer Storage (PS) / EqualLogic Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays
3
Adding devices 27