Run the command dset_script from any directory.
A full DSET report is created in the /tmp/ directory.
dset_script
Example:
dset_script
Dell System E-Support Tool
@Copyright Dell Inc. 2004-2009 Version 1.8 build 130
* Getting Linux system summary information ...
Gathering Network Information ...
Gathering OS Summary Information ...
* Getting Linux operating system configuration information ...
Gathering Boot Information ...
Gathering Module Information ...
Gathering Memory Information ...
Gathering Storage Information ...
Gathering Network Information
Gathering Summary Information ...
Processing Syslog ...
As the script approaches completion you will see the following messages
A compressed, encrypted ZIP report archive was saved at: /tmp/dset_report-on-09-20-2010-at-09-13-AM.zip
Syntax: unzip <reportname> -d <newdirectory>
* Report creation completed successfully
The DSET report is located at /tmp/dset_report*DATE*.zip
NOTE:
Occasionally, you see error messages similar to those below.
Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 172, in <module> File "/root/bin/builddellsysteminfo/out1.pyz/dsetcmd", line 91, in Execute File "/root/bin/builddellsysteminfo/out1.pyz/dsetctrl", line 100, in CreateReport File "/root/bin/builddellsysteminfo/out1.pyz/processing.chassis.dsetsmbios", line 41, in GetData File "/root/bin/builddellsysteminfo/out1.pyz/processing.chassis.dsetsmbios", line 117, in __dmidecode File "/root/bin/builddellsysteminfo/out1.pyz/dsetutil.dsetsubprocess", line 133, in Launch File "/root/bin/builddellsysteminfo/out1.pyz/dsetutil.dsetsubprocess", line 252, in __popen4 OSError: The specified binary could not be launched The DSET report is located at /tmp/dset_report*DATE*.zip
In this instance, issue the command as admin with sudo, as below.
admin@avamar:~/test/#: sudo dset_script
To extract logs once uploaded you need the password. The default password for DSET logs is "dell".