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5. Enter

y if you want to use default file name for the report when the following message is displayed. Else, enter n to

specify a file name:

Do you want store this report in a default name and location [y|n]:

If you enter

n, provide the report name or full path where the generated report must be saved. If the path is not

specified, the report is saved in the root directory.

NOTE

: You can only save the report to an internal network path and not a HTTP path.

6. Enter

y to enable report filtering when the following message is displayed. Else enter n.

Do you want to enable report filtering (For more information, see the User's

Guide) [y|n]:

If enabled, the following data are filtered:

– Host Name

– IP Address

– Subnet Mask

– Default Gateway

– MAC Address

– DHCP Server

– DNS Server

– Processes

– Environment variables

– Registry

– Logs

– iSCSI Data

7. To automatically upload the report to Dell site, enter

y when the following message is displayed. Else, enter n:

Do you want to upload the report on request to Dell Technical Support after

the report is generated [y|n]:

8. Enter the root credentials of the target system when the following message is displayed:

To proceed further with DSET report collection, it requires the root

credentials of the system as it collects the Hardware data via Common

Information Model Object Model.

Dell System E-Support Tool

Please enter "root" password:

The data collection starts, the report is generated and saved as specified in step 5. If you chose to automatically

upload the report, the report is uploaded and the Report uploaded successfully message is displayed.

To view the report, see Viewing DSET Report.

Creating One-Time Report (Zero Footprint Report Collection) Silently

For silent Zero Footprint report collection, run the command:

dell-dset-lx(bit)-(Version Number).bin –qn -d <options> -r <reportname> -v

Permanently Installing DSET On Linux Operating System

You can permanently install or upgrade the following DSET components: