Quick Start Manual

Introduction

Dell System E-Support Tool (DSET) is a utility that collects configuration and log data for various chassis hardware,

storage, software, and operating system components of a Dell PowerEdge server and consolidates the data into a .zip

file.

This guide provides the steps to install, maintain, upgrade, and uninstall the DSET application on Windows and Linux

operating systems.

Installation Types

You can install DSET in the following methods:

• Create a One-Time Local System DSET Report — Generates a DSET report of the local system without

permanently installing the application.

• DSET and Remote Provider — Installs DSET and Remote Provider in the local system. The Remote Provider

provides data using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service (for Windows) and Open-pegasus or

Small Footprint CIM Broker (SFCB) (for Linux). This data is collected locally or remotely using the DSET. For

Windows, any other WMI collection tool can be used and for Linux, other CIM clients can be used.

NOTE: This option installs DSET and Remote Provider permanently in the system.

• DSET — Installs DSET in the local system that collects the data (provided by various providers) available from

remote systems.

NOTE: This option installs DSET permanently in the system.

• Remote Provider — Installs Remote Provider in the system that provides data using WMI service (for Windows)

and Open-pegasus or SFCB (for Linux).

NOTE: This option installs Remote Provider permanently in the system.