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
Steps
1. Go to Devices > View Devices.
The Devices page is displayed.
2. Select the device for which you want to view collections.
The device overview pane is displayed at the right side of the Devices page.
The Collections field displays No Collections in the following scenarios:
● No collections have been performed from the device
● The device is associated with a Remote Collector
3. From the Collections list, select a collection date and time.
If the device is a server, the Configuration Viewer is displayed in a new web browser window. For all other device types
and multiple device collections, you are prompted to save the collection as a .zip file. To view the downloaded collection,
extract the .zip file and click the index.html file.
View a collection from the Collections page
About this task
The Collections page lists all the collections that have been performed successfully. You can select any collection that you
want to view from the collections list. You can also identify whether the collection is either a single or multiple device collection
based on the collection name.
● Collections from a single device are named in the following format: device name (collection type). If the device
name is not available, the collection name contains the IP address or hostname of the device.
● Multiple device collections are named in the following format: SA_yyyy_mm_ddThh_ss_collection name
Steps
1. Go to Collections > View Collections.
The Collections page is displayed.
2. Select a collection that you want to view.
The collection overview pane is displayed.
NOTE:
The View Collection or Download Collection option is disabled if the collection was performed by a Remote
Collector.
3. Click View (for server collections) or Download (for all other device types and multiple device collections).
If the collection is from a server, the Configuration Viewer is displayed in a new web browser window. For collections
from all other device types and multiple device collections, download and save the collection as a .zip file. To view the
downloaded collection, extract the .zip file and click the index.html file.
Refine collections based on a date range
Prerequisites
You must be logged in to SupportAssist Enterprise with elevated or administrative privileges. See Granting elevated or
administrator privileges to users.
Steps
1. Go to Collections > View Collections.
The Collections page is displayed.
2. From the Date Range filter, select the start and end dates, and then click Apply.
Collections in the selected date range are displayed.
Configuration Viewer
The Configuration Viewer enables you to view the system information collected by SupportAssist Enterprise from your
devices. The Configuration Viewer displays information in a tabbed format. The collected system information is displayed in
the Configuration Viewer under various categories and sub categories.
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Viewing collections