Contents

1 Introduction...........................................................................................................5

Installation Types...................................................................................................................................5
Other Documents You May Need........................................................................................................5
Accessing documents from Dell support site......................................................................................6
Language Support.................................................................................................................................6
Network Ports Required by DSET.........................................................................................................6
Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................................7

2 Installing, Upgrading, and Running DSET Application On Windows

Operating System.................................................................................................... 8

Installation Prerequisite For Windows Operating System...................................................................8
Creating One-time Local System DSET Report On Windows Operating System..............................9
Using GUI For Windows Operating System....................................................................................9
Using CLI For Windows Operating System..................................................................................10
Permanently Installing DSET Application And Generating Report On Windows Operating
System..................................................................................................................................................11
Using GUI For Windows Operating System..................................................................................11
Using CLI For Windows Operating System...................................................................................12
Clearing Dell Hardware Logs On Windows Operating System.........................................................12
Using Installer For Windows Operating System...........................................................................12
Using GUI For Windows Operating System..................................................................................13
Extracting MSI Package For Large Site Automated Deployment.......................................................13
Upgrading DSET Application On Windows Operating System..........................................................14
Using The Installer.........................................................................................................................14
Using CLI........................................................................................................................................14

3 Installing, Upgrading, And Running DSET Application On Linux

Operating System.................................................................................................. 16

Installation Prerequisite For Linux Operating System........................................................................16
Device Dependency On Linux Operating System..............................................................................17
Credential-less CIMOM Authentication On Systems Running Linux................................................17
Possible Reasons For Unsuccessful Certificate Connection.......................................................18
Limitations......................................................................................................................................18
Operating System Check Override Option On Linux Operating System..........................................18
Creating One-time Local System DSET Report On Linux Operating System...................................19
Creating One-time Local System DSET Report Silently..............................................................20
Permanently Installing DSET Application On Linux Operating System............................................20
Permanently Installing DSET Application Silently On Linux Operating System..........................22