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Table 2. Data Source and DSET on Windows and Linux-based systems

Data Source DSET on Windows-based System DSET on Linux-based System

Remote Provider (Windows) Yes No

iDRAC7 (out-of-band) Yes (only remote systems) Yes (only remote systems)

Remote Provider (Linux) Yes Yes

OpenManage Server Administrator

Native (Windows)

Yes No

OpenManage Server Administrator

Native (Linux)

Yes Yes (only local systems)

ESX with SMASH profile Yes Yes

ESXi with OpenManage Server

Administrator installed

Yes Yes (only remote systems)

The following table provides information on the data collection supported by DSET for the data source:

Table 3. Data Collection Supported by DSET Application and Data Source

Data Source Hardware

Components

Storage Components Operating System Logs

Remote Provider Full Full Full Full

iDRAC7 Limited Limited No No

OpenManage Server

Administrator

Full Full Full Full

ESX with SMASH

profile

Limited No Full Full

ESXi with

OpenManage Server

Administrator

installed

Full Full Limited Limited

Usage Examples

This section provides examples to generate Zero FootPrint report and also reports on your local and remote systems.

On Local System

Example 1: To collect software information and save it in the specified location, run the following command:

• On systems running Windows

C:\Program Files\Dell\AdvDiags\DSET\bin> DellSystemInfo.exe -d sw -r C:

\temp\software.zip

• On systems running Linux

dellsysteminfo -d sw -r /opt/dell/myreports/software.zip

Example 2: To collect information from DSETCIM namespace and save it in the specified location, run the following

command: