Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Version 2.1 for Dell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide
- Overview
- Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling SupportAssist
- Using Dell SupportAssist
- Starting SupportAssist
- Getting started with SupportAssist
- Configuring the default device type credentials
- Configuring the local SMTP e-mail server settings
- Verification of device status
- Connectivity test
- Editing device credentials
- Resetting the device-specific credentials to the default device type credentials
- Overwriting the device-specific credentials with the default device type credentials
- Filtering the system log collection
- Sending the system logs manually
- Enabling or disabling the automatic collection of system logs
- Enabling or disabling the scheduling of system log collection
- Scheduling the periodic collection of system logs
- Default system log collection schedule
- Disabling the scheduling of system log collection for a specific device type
- Viewing the case list
- Viewing the device inventory
- Filtering the displayed data
- Removing filters from the displayed data
- Sorting the displayed data
- Device grouping
- Device credentials used by SupportAssist
- Configuring the system credentials
- Auto update
- Configuring proxy server settings
- Confirming connectivity through the proxy server
- Configuring e-mail notification settings
- Setting SupportAssist to maintenance mode
- Support for Dell OEM servers
- Viewing and updating the contact information
- Accessing and viewing the logs
- Accessing and viewing the system log collection
- Viewing SupportAssist product information
- Viewing support information
- Accessing the context-sensitive help
- Troubleshooting
- Installing SupportAssist
- Registration problem
- Ensuring successful communication between the SupportAssist application and the SupportAssist server
- Verifying the installation of the collection components
- Launching SupportAssist
- Services
- Collection error
- Collection upload error
- Security
- Troubleshooting SSL connection failure
- Service contract
- Service Tag warnings
- Dell SupportAssist user interface
- Related documents and resources
- Error code appendix
Table 8. Manage Credentials (continued)
Field Description
Close Click to close the Manage Credentials window.
NOTE: SupportAssist does not require the credentials for collecting system logs from Dell PowerVault MD series storage
arrays.
Related references
Managing the credentials of a device group on page 31
Manage Contacts
The Manage Contacts window allows you to provide the contact information and parts dispatch information for a device
group.
The following table provides information about the fields displayed in the Manage Contacts window.
Table 9. Manage Contacts
Field Description
Use default Select to use the contact information already available in the Settings > Contact Information
page.
Primary Select to provide the primary contact details.
Secondary Select to provide the secondary contact details.
First Name Allows you to view or edit the first name of the primary or secondary contact.
Last Name Allows you to view or edit the last name of the primary or secondary contact.
Phone Number Allows you to view or edit the phone number of the primary or secondary contact.
Alternate Phone
Number
Allows you to view or edit the alternate phone number of the primary or secondary contact.
Email Address Allows you to view or edit the email address of the primary or secondary contact.
Preferred Contact
Method
Allows you to select the preferred contact method. The available options are:
● Phone
● Email
Preferred Contact
Hours
Allows you to view or edit the preferred hours at which Dell Technical Support can contact your
primary or secondary contact in case of any issues with the monitored devices.
Time Zone Allows you to select the time zone of the primary or secondary contact.
Parts Dispatch (Optional)
Address
City/Town
Country
State/Province/
Region
Postal Code
Allows you to view or edit the address to which a replacement part must be dispatched.
Related references
Viewing and updating the contact information of a device group on page 32
Dell SupportAssist user interface
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