Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.1 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
- Operating system considerations for installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the SupportAssist Enterprise installer package (Windows)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the SupportAssist Enterprise installer package (Linux)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise in silent mode (Linux)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the OpenManage Essentials installation package
- 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
- 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 (FluidFS) 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
- Viewing cases and devices
- Device grouping
- Using Extensions
- Types of extensions
- Support for setting up adapter or Remote Collector
- Getting started with inventorying devices managed by OpenManage Essentials or Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
- Adapters
- Remote Collectors
- Managing device credentials
- Maintaining SupportAssist Enterprise capability
- Enabling or disabling monitoring of a device
- 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 recommendation report emails
- 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 (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
- 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
- Other services
- Security
- SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Error code appendix
- Related documents and resources

Table 60. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
5000_13 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the SNMP service has not started.
Manually start the SNMP service on the device, and
then try to configure the SNMP settings through the
Tasks > Configure SNMP option.
5000_14 SNMP settings of the device could not be configured
because the WMI service is disabled.
Manually start the WMI service on the device, and
then try to configure the SNMP settings through the
Tasks > Configure SNMP option on the device
overview pane.
5000_15 SupportAssist Enterprise has configured the SNMP
settings successfully, but the automated test to
verify that the SNMP settings were unsuccessful.
To resolve the issue, verify the network settings and
ensure that the SNMP port (162) is open.
6000_01
6000_11
6000_12
6000_13
6000_14
6000_24
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because of a technical
error.
To resolve this issue, contact Technical Support for
assistance.
6000_02 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because the device is
not reachable.
Ensure that the device is reachable from the server
running SupportAssist Enterprise and then retry the
operation.
6000_03 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because the host name
of the device could not be resolved to an IP address.
If the device is a member of a domain, ensure that the
host name of the device is added in the DNS server,
and then retry the operation.
6000_4
6000_5
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because of an internal
error.
To resolve this issue, contact Technical Support for
assistance.
6000_6
6000_8
6000_9
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because an attempt to
connect to the device is unsuccessful.
Ensure that WMI service is running on the device and
then retry the operation.
6000_7
6000_15
6000_19
6000_21
6000_23
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because the credentials
of the device are either incorrect or do not have the
required privileges.
● Ensure that SupportAssist Enterprise is updated
with the correct user name and password of the
device.
● Ensure that the user account has administrator or
root privileges on the device.
6000_10 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because the credentials
of the device do not have the required privileges.
Ensure that the user account has administrator or root
privileges on the device and then retry the operation.
6000_16 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because of an unknown
error.
To resolve this issue, contact Technical Support for
assistance.
6000_17 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because the device
does not support this operation.
Not applicable.
6000_18
6000_20
6000_22
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to clear System
Event Log from device_name because an attempt to
connect to the device is unsuccessful.
Ensure that the SSH service is running on the device
and then retry the operation.
SA-0001 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to import devices
because the device count is more than 300.
Ensure that the device count is below 300 and then
retry the operation.
SA-0002 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to import devices
because the .csv file is empty.
Ensure that the .csv file is not empty and then retry
the operation.
Error code appendix 207