Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 2.0.60 User's Guide
- Overview
- Getting started with SupportAssist Enterprise
- Set up SupportAssist Enterprise on local system
- Setting up SupportAssist Enterprise for remote devices
- Evaluating SupportAssist Enterprise
- Download the SupportAssist Enterprise installation package
- Installing or upgrading 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
- Register SupportAssist Enterprise
- Set up an SELinux enabled system to receive alerts
- Open the SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Log in to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Log out of SupportAssist Enterprise
- Adding devices
- Methods of adding devices
- Device types and applicable devices
- Add a server or hypervisor
- Add an iDRAC
- Add a chassis
- Add a Networking device
- Add a PowerVault storage array
- Add an EqualLogic PS Series storage solution
- Add a Compellent SC Series storage solution
- Add a Fluid File System NAS device
- Add a software
- Add a solution
- Add a virtual machine
- Add a device by duplication
- Managing device discovery rules
- Viewing cases and devices
- Monitoring site health
- Using Extensions
- Types of extensions
- Support for setting up adapter or Remote Collector
- Getting started with adding devices managed by systems management consoles
- Adapters overview
- Set up OpenManage Essentials adapter
- Set up the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager adapter
- Management Packs for inventorying devices managed by Operations Manager
- Set up OpenManage Enterprise adapter
- View the adapter overview pane
- View devices inventoried by the adapter
- Synchronize adapter
- Edit adapter
- Delete adapter
- Approximate time required to assign Credential Profile
- Remote Collectors overview
- Device grouping
- Managing device credentials
- Validating device inventory
- Maintaining SupportAssist Enterprise capability
- Enable or disable monitoring of a device
- Perform deep discovery
- Install or upgrade OMSA by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Configure SNMP settings by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- View and update the contact information
- View and update parts dispatch information
- Integrate SupportAssist Enterprise with your TechDirect account
- Configure proxy server settings
- Connectivity test
- Test the case creation capability
- Clear the System Event Log
- Automatic update
- Delete a device
- Configuring email notifications
- Configuring collection settings
- Prerequisites for collecting system information
- Enable or disable the automatic collection of system information on case creation
- Enable or disable analytics collections
- Enable or disable the periodic collection of system information from all devices
- Enable or disable the collection of identity information
- Enable or disable the collection of system information
- Enable or disable the automatic upload of collections
- Enable or disable analytics 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 configure alert destination of server running Linux
- Manually configure alert destination of iDRAC using the web interface
- Manually configure alert destination of 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
- Installing patch for SupportAssist Enterprise
- Enable or disable API interface settings
- Signing in to TechDirect
- Deep discovery
- Device correlation
- Association view
- Detection of hardware issues in attached storage devices
- Support for OEM devices
- Install Net-SNMP on a server running Linux
- Configure sudo access for SupportAssist Enterprise on 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
- View SupportAssist Enterprise product information
- Uninstalling SupportAssist Enterprise
- Identify series of 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
- 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
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- Other services
- Security
- Logs
- SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- SupportAssist Enterprise Registration Wizard
- Login page
- Site Health
- Cases page
- Devices page
- Site Inventory Validation
- Device Groups page
- Manage Device Discovery Rule
- Manage Account Credentials
- Manage Credential Profiles
- Collections page
- Analytics Collections
- Extensions
- Settings
- Network Connectivity Test
- SupportAssist Enterprise test
- Error code appendix
- SupportAssist Enterprise resources
- Contacting Dell EMC
Table 83. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
SA-30130 SupportAssist Enterprise has placed the device
device_name in the Staging group because a
required verification could not be completed.
To add the device, revalidate the device later.
SA-30180 SupportAssist Enterprise has placed the device
device_name in the Staging group because the
device does not have the required license.
To add the device, ensure that iDRAC Enterprise
license is installed on the device, and then revalidate
the device.
SA-30260 SupportAssist Enterprise has placed the device
device_name in the Staging group because
SupportAssist is not enabled in Enterprise Manager.
To add the device, ensure that SupportAssist is
enabled in Enterprise Manager, and then revalidate the
device.
SA-30265 SupportAssist Enterprise has placed the device
device_name in the Staging group because the
Software service is not running on the device.
To add the device, ensure that the software service is
running and then revalidate the device.
SA-30404 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector is either not valid or not
reachable.
Verify the details of the Remote Collector and retry.
SA-30405 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
Start IP Address is greater than the End IP Address.
Provide the correct IP address range and retry.
SA-30406 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to delete the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
another operation is currently in progress.
Retry the operation after some time.
SA-30408 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the
details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the name is already in use
by another Remote Collector.
Provide any other name and retry.
SA-30409 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the
details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the credentials of the
Remote Collector are incorrect.
Verify the credentials of the Remote Collector and
retry.
SA-30410 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the
details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because Remote Collector is either
not valid or not reachable.
Verify the details of the Remote Collector and retry.
SA-30411 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the
details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the provided IP address
range IP address_range overlaps with the IP address
range of another Remote Collector.
Provide a mutually exclusive IP address range and
retry.
SA-30412 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the
details of the Remote Collector Remote
Collector_name because the Start IP Address is
greater than the End IP Address.
Provide the correct IP address range and retry.
SA-30413 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
another operation is in progress.
Retry the operation after some time.
SA-30414 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
of an internal error.
Ensure that the Remote Collector application is
running and then retry the operation.
SA-30414 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to reach the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name.
Ensure the following:
224 Error code appendix