Export a SupportAssist Collection via iDRAC7 and iDRAC8

iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 SupportAssist utility can create a SupportAssist collection, also known as Technical Support Report (TSR). iDRAC provides an application interface for gathering platform information that enables support services to resolve platform and system problems. iDRAC generates a SupportAssist collection of the server and then exports the collection to a location on the management station (local), to a shared network location such as FTP, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), HTTP, HTTPS, Common Internet File System (CIFS) or Network File Share (NFS), or sends this collection to technical support for troubleshooting and inventory collection. The collection generates a standard ZIP file.

Generate a SupportAssist collection

iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 firmware version 2.30 and higher

1. Log in to the iDRAC GUI. (Fig.1)

   
   Figure 1: iDRAC GUI

2. Expand Overview → Server → Troubleshooting → SupportAssist. (Fig.1)

3. Click Edit Collection Data. Select the data to include in the collection. (Fig.1)

4. Select the data to include in the collection. (Fig.2).

   
   Figure 2: Collection Settings

   OS and Application Data requires the iDRAC Service Module (iSM) be installed and running. iSM is an optional software application that can include relevant OS and Application Data in the SupportAssit collection. The Operating System and Application Data option is disabled and not selectable if (1) iDRAC Service Module is not installed and running or (2) Operating system BMC/iDRAC Pass-through is disabled in iDRAC.

5. Click Apply (Fig.2)

6. Click Export Support Collection(Fig.1)

7. The progress is displayed. (Fig.3)

   
   Figure 3: SupportAssist collection progress

8. After the collection is generated, click OK. (Fig.4)

   
   Figure 4: SupportAssist collection complete.

9. Specify the location to save the SupportAssist collection.
   To send the SupportAssist collection to Dell EMC support. Learn more.

iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 firmware version from 2.10 to below 2.30

Access iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 documentation, by selecting the iDRAC version, then the installed firmware version, and then documentation.