Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 2.0.70 User's Guide
- Contents
- 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
- View SupportAssist Enterprise product information
- Uninstalling SupportAssist Enterprise
- 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 82. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
OpenManage Essentials installed on the system is not
compatible with the OpenManage Essentials adapter.
SA-20160 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the Microsoft .NET
package is not installed on the system.
Ensure that the Microsoft .NET package is installed on
the remote system and then retry the operation.
SA-20165 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the version of the
Microsoft .NET package installed on the remote
system is not compatible with the OpenManage
Essentials adapter.
Ensure that the Microsoft .NET package version 4.0 or
later is installed on the remote system and then retry
the operation.
SA-20170 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because Microsoft System
Center Operations Manager is not installed on the
remote system.
Ensure that the Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager is installed on the remote system and then
retry the operation.
SA-20175 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up
the adapter adapter_name because the version
of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
installed on the remote system is not compatible
with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
adapter.
Ensure that the Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager version 7.0 or later is installed on the remote
system and then retry the operation.
SA-20180 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up
the adapter adapter_name because the Microsoft
System Center Operations Manager service is not
running on the remote system.
Ensure that the Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager service is running and then retry the
operation.
SA-20185 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up
the adapter adapter_name because the Microsoft
System Center Operations Manager adapter is
already installed on the remote system.
Ensure that the Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager adapter is not previously installed on the
remote system and then retry the operation.
SA-20190 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the adapter
adapter_name because a connection could not be
established with the remote system.
Ensure the following and retry the operation :
● Ensure that the credentials are valid.
● Ensure that you have administrator privileges.
SA-20200 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the adapter
adapter_name because the adapter is uninstalled on
the remote system.
Not applicable.
SA-20205 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because of an error during
validation.
Delete the adapter and then try setting up the adapter
again
SA-20210 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to synchronize
devices through the adapter adapter_name.
Select the adapter and then perform a manual device
synchronization
SA-20215 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to delete the
adapter adapter_name because the adapter is not
present on the system.
Not applicable.
SA-20404 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the adapter is not
available or not reachable.
Ensure that the adapter is available and details of the
adapter are correct and retry again.
SA-20550 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to connect to
Adapter adapter_name because the adapter service
may not be running.
Ensure that the adapter service is running on the host.
SA-20605 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up
the adapter because the hostname/IP address
hostname/IP address is either invalid or unreachable.
Ensure that the hostname/IP address is valid and
reachable, and then try setting up the adapter.
216 Error code appendix