Quick Start Manual

– Do you want to collect linux log files [y|n]:

– Do you want to collect advanced log files [y|n]:

NOTE: If you select advanced log files option, by default, all the logs are collected and may create large size

reports.

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 [y|n]: Enter y to filter the data from the report. For

the list of data that is filtered, see

Report Filtering

section in the user's guide.

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

@Copyright Dell Inc. 2004-2013 Version 3.4

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

section in the user's guide.

Creating One-time Local System DSET Report Silently

For silent Zero Footprint report collection, run the command:

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

NOTE: -p option must be included in the command to collect the report.

Permanently Installing DSET Application On Linux Operating

System

You can install or upgrade the following components:

• DSET and Remote Provider

• DSET

• Remote Provider

NOTE: You must be logged in as root to install DSET application.

1. At the Linux shell prompt, run the ./dell-dset-lx(bit)-(Version Number).bin file.