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-20100 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because of low disk space on the system.
Ensure that the remote system has sufficient free hard-
drive space required for installing the adapter and retry the
operation.
SA-20105 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to copy installer file to
the system.
Ensure that the system is reachable and the installer file is
present at the required location.
SA-20110 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the installation of the adapter
could not be completed successfully.
Retry setting up the adapter.
SA-20115 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to start the adapter
service on the system.
Ensure that the installation of the adapter is successful
and the configuration file has the correct values.
SA-20120 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to copy the
configuration file.
Ensure that the configuration file that is generated is not
empty and the system is reachable.
SA-20125 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the OpenManage Essentials
adapter is already installed on the system.
Ensure that the OpenManage Essentials adapter is not
installed on the system and then retry the operation.
SA-20130 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the status of the required
network port could not be verified.
Ensure that the system is running a Windows operating
system and the WMI port (135) is open on the system.
SA-20135 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the OpenManage Essentials
services are not running on the remote system.
Ensure that OpenManage Essentials services are running
and retry the operation.
SA-20140 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name on the system device_name because of
one of the following:
• OpenManage Essentials is not installed on the system
• The adapter is not compatible with the version of
OpenManage Essentials installed on the system
Ensure that OpenManage Essentials version 2.3 or later is
installed on the system and then retry the operation.
SA-20145 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the installer for OpenManage
Essentials adapter is not present at the required location.
Reinstall SupportAssist Enterprise and then retry the
operation.
SA-20150 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the operating system installed on
the remote system is not of 64-bit architecture.
Ensure that the remote system is running a 64-bit
Windows Operating System and retry the operation.
SA-20155 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the adapter
adapter_name because the version of OpenManage
Essentials installed on the system is not compatible with
the OpenManage Essentials adapter.
Ensure that the OpenManage Essentials version 2.3 or
later is installed on the system and then retry the
operation.
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.
Error code appendix 213