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
- Unable to view tool tips in Mozilla Firefox
- 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
Software
● For troubleshooting HITKIT collection:
○ Ensure that Secure Shell (SSH) service is running on the system.
○ Ensure that you have root credentials for the SSH connection. SupportAssist Enterprise uses the SSH protocol to
connect to the system.
● For troubleshooting SAN HQ device:
○ Check the server installation details of Dell SAN Headquarters device from the registry entry: HKLM\SOFTWARES\
\PerformanceMonitor.
○ Ensure that the value of the install type attribute is "Full" and logdir attribute has a value.
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Ensure that the WMI and EQLPerfX services are running on the device.
Solution
● Ensure that the device is reachable from the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed.
● Ensure that port 443 is open on the device.
● Ensure that firmware version 4.x or later is installed on the device for the collection of system information.
● Verify if the assigned Account Credentials (user name and password) you provided are correct.
Virtual machine
● Ensure that you are logged in to SupportAssist Enterprise with elevated or administrative privileges. See Granting elevated
or administrator privileges to users.
● Ensure that the system hosting the virtual machine is reachable from the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed.
● Ensure that the required ports and protocols are enabled on the network. See Network requirements.
Clearing System Event Log failed
If the device displays a
Clearing System Event Log failed status, ensure that the following requirements are met and
then retry clearing the System Event Log:
● The device is reachable from the server where SupportAssist Enterprise is installed.
● If the device is a member of a domain, the host name of the device is added in the DNS server.
● The credentials you have provided for the device in SupportAssist Enterprise are correct.
● The credentials you have provided for the device in SupportAssist Enterprise have administrative privileges.
● If you have added the device in SupportAssist Enterprise with the operating system IP address, ensure that the following
requirements are met depending on the operating system running on the device:
○ For Windows, the WMI service is running on the device and the firewall allows WMI communication.
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For Linux, the SSH service is running on the device and the firewall allows SSH communication.
● If you have added the device in SupportAssist Enterprise with the iDRAC IP address, the WS-MAN service is running on the
device.
If the problem persists, try clearing the System Event Log by using one of the following methods:
● Clear the System Event Log by using iDRAC
● Clear the System Event Log by using OMSA
Clear the system event log using iDRAC
Prerequisites
Ensure that you are logged in to the iDRAC web console with administrative privileges.
About this task
You can perform the following steps to clear the System Event Log by using the iDRAC web console.
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Troubleshooting