Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 2.0.50 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
- 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
- Other resources
Table 80. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
SA-0170 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to add the device
device_name because you have entered the
hostname/IP address of a Web-Scale Cluster VM.
Try adding the device by entering the hostname/IP
address of Web-Scale Cluster.
SA-1005 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the credentials
of the device_name because an attempt to connect to
the device is unsuccessful.
Make sure that both the system running SupportAssist
Enterprise and the device are connected to the network,
and then retry the operation.
SA-1010 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the credentials
of the device_name because of an unexpected error.
Verify the following and then retry editing the device
credentials:
• Make sure that the required services are running on
the device. For information on the required services,
see the Online Help.
• Make sure that the entered credentials have
administrator or root privileges.
SA-1015 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the credentials
of the device_name because the user name or password
is incorrect.
Verify the user name and password, ensure that the user
account has administrator/root privileges, and try again. If
the problem persists, contact your network administrator
for assistance.
SA-1025 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the credentials
of the device_name because the entered it is already in
use by another device.
Enter any other name, and then retry editing the device
credentials.
SA-1030 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the device
credentials because the entered credentials do not have
superuser rights.
Enter the credentials that have superuser rights, and then
retry saving the device credentials.
SA-1035 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to update the device
credentials because a required service is disabled on the
device.
Make sure that the required services are running on the
device, and then retry editing the device credentials. For
information on the required services, see Other services.
SA-1040 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the credentials
of the device_name because the SSL encryption level of
the device is set to 256 bit or higher.
For troubleshooting steps, see Unable to edit device
credentials.
SA-15011
SA-15012
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to send the collected
system information from the device_name because of an
unknown error.
• Perform Network Connectivity Test and make sure
that connectivity to the Dell Upload Server is
successful.
• To retry collecting the system information, select the
device and click Start Collection.
SA-2000 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to establish
connections required to auto create cases with Technical
Support.
Perform the connectivity test and ensure that the internet
connectivity is successful.
SA-20005 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the adapter is already installed on
the system or the devices associated with the adapter
are already added.
Not applicable.
SA-2001
SA-2002
SA-2003
SA-2004
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to establish
connections required to auto create cases with Technical
Support.
Not applicable.
SA-20010 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the name is already in use by
another adapter.
Retry adding the adapter with another name.
SA-20015 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because of an unknown error.
Retry adding the adapter.
Error code appendix 211