Quick Start Manual
– Storage Information
– Software Information
– Log Files
8. Select the Gather Advanced Log Files Information option to collect all the log information in the report.
NOTE: If you select advanced log files option, by default, all the logs are collected and may create large size
reports.
9. Click Next.
The Ready to Collect Report window is displayed.
10. Click Start.
The Updating System window is displayed indicating the status of report collection.
11. Click Finish in the Dell System E-Support Tool (3.5) report has been successfully created window.
The report is saved on the desktop or at the specified location.
To view the report, unzip the .zip file using the password ’dell’. For more information, see the
Viewing DSET Report
section in the user's guide..
Using CLI For Windows Operating System
To run the DSET application, run the following command:
• Dell_DSET_(version number).exe — This invokes the GUI.
• Dell_DSET_(version number).exe REPORTNAME=<name> COLLECT=<hw,sw,st,lg,ad>
UPLOAD=auto PRIVACY='yes|no' /qn
— This is for silent Zero Footprint report collection.
where:
<name> is a valid Windows filepath, filename, or both filepath and filename
<hw,sw,st,lg,ad> are independent report options that can be specified together with a comma separator without
any space.
hw = All hardware information
sw = All software (and operating system) information
st = All storage information
lg = All logs from the operating system and various applications
ad = Include advanced log items
Usage Examples on silent Zero Footprint report collection:
• Example 1: To collect the hardware, software data and upload the report automatically:
Dell_DSET_(version number).exe REPORTNAME= ZFPReport1.zip COLLECT= hw,sw
UPLOAD=auto
• Example 2: To collect the software, storage, logs and report filtering:
Dell_DSET_(version number).exe REPORTNAME= ZFPReport2.zip COLLECT=
sw,st,lg PRIVACY=yes
Permanently Installing DSET Application And Generating Report On
Windows Operating System
Before installing DSET application, make sure that the installation prerequisites are met. For more information, see
Installation Prerequisite For Windows Operating System.
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