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Requesting a Hardware Replacement

To request replacement hardware, follow these steps:

Step Task
1Determine the part number and serial number of the component. To list the numbers for all components installed in
the chassis, use the show hardware command.
2Request a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number from TAC by opening a support case. Open a support case
by:
• Using the Create Service Request form on the iSupport page (see
Contacting the Technical Assistance Center on
page 72
).
• Contacting Dell Force10 directly by E-mail or by phone (see
Contacting the Technical Assistance Center
). Provide
the following information when using E-mail or phone:
• Part number, description, and serial number of the component.
• Your name, organization name, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
• Shipping address for the replacement component, including a contact name, phone number, and e-mail address.
• A description of the failure, including log messages. This generally includes:
• Output from the show tech-support [non-paged] command (This report is very long, so the storage
buffer in your terminal program should be set high.)
• Output from the show logging eventlog [unit] command, where unit is the stack ID of the member unit
that experienced the failure (This report is included as a section in the output of show tech-support.)
• Console captures showing the error messages
• Console captures showing the troubleshooting steps taken
• Saved messages to a syslog server, if one is used