Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.0 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
- Downloading the SupportAssist Enterprise installation package
- Minimum requirements for installing and using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- Migrating to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Using SupportAssist Enterprise without registration
- Registering SupportAssist Enterprise
- Setting up an SELinux enabled system to receive alerts
- Opening the SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Logging in to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Logging out of SupportAssist Enterprise
- Adding devices
- Device types and applicable devices
- Adding a single device
- Adding a server or hypervisor
- Adding an iDRAC
- Adding a chassis
- Adding a Dell Networking device
- Adding a PowerVault MD Series storage array
- Adding a Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage array
- Adding a Dell Compellent SC Series storage solution
- Adding a Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) NAS device
- Adding a device by duplication
- Importing multiple devices
- Exporting details of devices that were not imported
- Revalidating a device
- Viewing cases and devices
- Device grouping
- Understanding maintenance mode
- Maintaining SupportAssist Enterprise capability
- Enabling or disabling monitoring of a device
- Editing device credentials
- Installing or upgrading OMSA by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Configuring SNMP settings by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Viewing and updating the contact information
- Configuring proxy server settings
- Connectivity test
- Testing the case creation capability
- Clearing the System Event Log (SEL)
- Automatic update
- Deleting a device
- Opting in or opting out from ProSupport Plus server recommendation report emails
- Configuring email notifications
- Configuring data collection settings
- Prerequisites for collecting system information
- Enabling or disabling the automatic collection of system information on case creation
- Enabling or disabling the periodic collection of system information from all devices
- Customizing the schedule for periodic collection of system information
- Default schedule for collection of system information
- Disabling the periodic collection of system information from specific devices
- Enabling or disabling the collection of identity information
- Enabling or disabling the collection of software information and the system log
- Viewing collections
- Using SupportAssist Enterprise to collect and send system information
- 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 (Windows)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server (Windows)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server by using the script file (Linux)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server (Linux)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of iDRAC by using the web interface
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a chassis by using the web interface
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a networking device
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server
- Other useful information
- Monitoring servers for hardware issues
- Support for automatically installing or upgrading OMSA
- Support for automatically configuring SNMP settings
- Device correlation
- Detection of hardware issues in attached storage devices
- Support for Dell OEM servers
- Installing Net-SNMP (Linux only)
- Configuring sudo access for SupportAssist Enterprise (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
- Viewing SupportAssist Enterprise product information
- Uninstalling SupportAssist Enterprise
- Identifying the generation of a Dell PowerEdge server
- Troubleshooting
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- SupportAssist Enterprise registration
- Opening the SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Logging in to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Unable to add device
- Importing multiple devices
- 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 service
- Other services
- Security
- SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Error code appendix
- Related documents and resources
Table 40. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
problem persists, contact Dell Technical Support
for assistance.
SA-4125
SA-4130
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because an attempt
to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Ensure that Symbol SDK service is running on the
device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection. If the
problem persists, contact Dell Technical Support
for assistance.
SA-4135
SA-4140
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because an attempt
to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Ensure that vSphere SDK service is running on the
device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection. If the
problem persists, contact Dell Technical Support
for assistance.
SA-4145
SA-4150
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because an attempt
to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Ensure that REST API service is running on the
device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection. If the
problem persists, contact Dell Technical Support
for assistance.
SA-4095
SA-4100
SA-4105
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because an attempt
to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Ensure that the SSH service is running on the
device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4155 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because the device
is not reachable.
● Ensure that the device is reachable from the
server running SupportAssist Enterprise.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4160 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because the IP
address of the device is invalid.
● Ensure that SupportAssist Enterprise is updated
with the correct IP address of the device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4165 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because the
download of a certificate file could not be completed
successfully.
● Verify the firewall and network settings to ensure
that download of the certificate file is not blocked.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4170
SA-4175
SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because the
credentials of the device are either incorrect or do not
have the required privileges.
● Ensure that SupportAssist Enterprise is updated
with the correct user name and password of the
device.
● Ensure that the user account has administrator or
root privileges on the device.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
SA-4180 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because the device
is not supported.
For the list of supported device models, see the Dell
EMC SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.0 Support
Matrix at https://www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools.
SA-4185 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to collect system
information from the device name because of an
attempt to connect to the device is unsuccessful.
● Ensure SupportAssist Enterprise is updated with
the credentials of a user account that has
root privileges. See Configuring sudo access for
SupportAssist Enterprise (Linux) on page 107.
● To retry collecting the system information, select
the device and click Start Collection.
Error code appendix 161