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Support

When you manage systems in SUSE Multi-Linux Manager where you are entitled for support from SUSE, you can get the support data like supportconfig or sosreport. You will get the data from the managed client and upload it directly to SUSE Global Technical Support.

1. Create a service request number

Before handing over the support data to Global Technical Support, you need to generate a service request number first.

To create a service request, go to https://scc.suse.com/support/requests and follow the instructions on the screen. Write down the service request number.

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2. Collect and upload support data from SUSE Multi-Linux Manager to SUSE

Procedure: Collecting support data and uploading with the SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Web UI
  1. In the SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Web UI, navigate to Systems  System List  All and select the client which support data should be added to the case.

  2. Then navigate to the Details tab and select the Support sub-tab.

  3. In the field Support Case Number enter the service request number created above.

  4. In the field Upload Region select option EU or US depending on the server where you want to upload your data.

  5. In the field Command-line Arguments you can enter options for tool which is used to collect the data from the target system. Which tool will be used can be found in the tip below this field.

  6. In the field Earliest select the time of running this action.

  7. Click button Schedule. The action is scheduled and will be executed defined time. It will collect the data from the client and upload it directly to the upload server.

Supported Products where support data can be collected:

  • SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Proxy

  • SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Server when it is registered as Peripheral Server in a Hub Scenario

  • all SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and openSUSE clients

  • SUSE Liberty and compatible clients

  • Ubuntu clients

  • Debian clients

To upload the support data from the main SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Server please still use mgradm support config from the container host.