Manually collect system information from a device group
About this task
When a support case is opened or updated for a device, SupportAssist automatically collects and uploads the system information to the backend. If necessary, you can also manually start the collection from devices in a group.
NOTE The collection operations are not supported for
Staging group.
You may manually start the collection:
If an issue occurs during automatic collection and upload of system information
If requested by Technical Support
Steps
From the OpenManage Enterprise menu, click
Devices.
In the left pane, in the
PLUGIN GROUPS section, expand the
SupportAssist group.
To start the collection from a device group, click the vertical ellipses next to the group, and click
Start Collection from the list.
NOTE If there are more than 100 devices in a group, the collection will be initiated in batches of 200 devices.
In the list, click
Start Collection.
The
Start Collection dialog box is displayed.
On the
Collection Purpose page, select one of the following purposes for which the device details are collected, and then click
Next.
Deployment
System Maintenance
Consulting
Technical Support
NOTE The
Deployment
option is selected by default for the collection purpose.
Optionally, on the
Collection Details page, enter the name for the collection, case number associated with this collection, Dell EMC Technical email address, and project ID.
To upload the collection after the collection is successfully completed, select
Upload Collection.
The device collection is automatically listed on the
Collections page. See
View collections
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