User's Manual

Command Description
NOTE: If -p is not included in the command, then you
will receive a prompt to type in the password.
-d, --collect Specify the type of data to be collected (one or more of
the following) separated by a comma without any space:
• hw— Server
• st— Storage
• sw— Software
• lg— Logs
• ad— Advanced logs
NOTE:
• If not specified, the default value for -d is
hw, st, sw, and lg.
• If ad is specified, by default, all the logs are
collected and this may result in large size
reports.
-n, --namespace Specify the namespace to connect. If left blank, the
program selects the best available namespace or specify
one of the following options:
• root/dsetcim for DSET — This is the default
namespace that is installed with the Remote
Provider component. Remote DSET receives
information from this namespace even if Server
Administrator is installed on the system.
• omsa for OpenManage Server Administrator —
Use this namespace instead of using the default
namespace. In this case, install Server
Administrator before running this command.
• root/cimv2 for ESX or ESXi default providers
— Use this namespace on systems running ESX
or ESXi.
• root/dcim/sysman for OpenManage Server
Administrator on ESXi — Use this namespace for
connecting to the Server Administrator installed
on the target ESXi system.
• root/dcim — Use this name space for
collecting data from an iDRAC7 system.
NOTE: The collection is supported for
systems only with an iDRAC7 system.
-c, --className Provide the class name to retrieve the data for a specific
component. If class name is provided, specify the
namespace. For example, to retrieve data for CPU:
On systems running Windows:
DellSystemInfo.exe -n root/dsetcim -c
DCIM_CPUViewExt
On systems running Linux:
dellsysteminfo -n root/dsetcim -c
DCIM_CPUViewExt
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