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phonehome
phonehome
auto-report
disable
enable
now
smtp <a.b.c.d> <from_addy> [port <port_num>] {size <max_size>] [user <username> pass
<password>]
Description
This command configures the PhoneHome auto reporting feature.
Syntax
Usage Guidelines
The automatic reporting feature, also known as PhoneHome, allows a controller to securely contact Dell support
servers over the Internet to report events such as hardware failures, software malfunctions, and other critical
events. When the PhoneHome automatic reporting feature is enabled, the controller sends Dell support weekly
reports about the controller’s configuration, licenses, software and hardware status, and any software
malfunctions via a secure email.
This feature requires that your network has a local SMTP server capable of relaying email. When the controller
generates the report email with the phonehome data file attachment, it forwards the email to the SMTP server
Parameter Description Range
auto-report The controller will periodically contact Dell support once a week to report
any errors or changes to the controller configuration or inventory. If the
controller has not reported any errors and its configuration file has not
changed, no report will be sent.
NOTE: Before you enable auto-reporting, you must first enable the
PhoneHome feature using the command phonehome enable.
disable This parameter disables the phonehome feature. Phonehome automatic
reporting is disabled by default.
enable This parameter enables the phonehome feature.
now Issue the phonehome now command in enable mode to immediately create
and send a report from the controller to Dell support.
NOTE: Before you use the phonehome now command to create and send a
report, you must first access the command-line interface in config mode
and issue the command phonehome enable to enable this feature.
smtp Configure the SMTP server that will send email messages from the
controller to Dell support.
<a.b.c.d> IP address of the SMPT server
<from_addy> Local email address from which the auto reporting messages will be sent.
For example, [e-mail].
port <port_num> (Optional) Port number from which the SMTP server will send auto
reporting emails. The default port is port 25.
25
size <max_size> (Optional) If your SMTP server has a restriction on the size of the emails it
can send, use this parameter to specify the maximum size limit. Any reports
larger than this limit will be divided into multiple smaller emails.
1-10 MB
user <username>
pass <password>
(Optional) If your SMTP server requires user authentication before it can
send an email message, enter the username and password for a valid user
on your network.