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Added initial version of the support data upload feature (#3957)
* add description how to get a service request number * Update modules/administration/pages/support.adoc Co-authored-by: Karl Eichwalder <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Joseph Cayouette <[email protected]>
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CHANGELOG.md

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- Added support data upload feature to Administration Guide
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- Documented stopping the server before rebooting the host operating
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system for the migration from 5.0 to 5.1 in Installation and
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Upgrade Guide (bsc#1247705)

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** xref:task-schedules.adoc[Task Schedules]
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** xref:tuning-changelogs.adoc[Tuning Changelogs]
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** xref:users.adoc[Users]
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** xref:support.adoc[Support]
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** xref:troubleshooting/tshoot-intro.adoc[Troubleshooting]
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*** xref:troubleshooting/tshoot-autoinstallation.adoc[Autoinstallation]
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*** xref:troubleshooting/tshoot-bootstrap-repo-for-eol-products.adoc[Bootstrap Repository for End-of-Life Product]
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[[support]]
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= Support
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When you manage systems in {productname} where you are entitled for support from {suse}, you can get the support data like [command]``supportconfig`` or [command]``sosreport``.
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You will get the data from the managed client and upload it directly to SUSE Global Technical Support.
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== Create a service request number
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Before handing over the support data to Global Technical Support, you need to generate a service request number first.
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To create a service request, go to https://scc.suse.com/support/requests and follow the instructions on the screen.
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Write down the service request number.
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[NOTE]
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**Privacy statement**
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{suse} treats system reports as confidential data.
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For details about the {suse} privacy commitment, see https://www.suse.com/company/policies/privacy/.
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== Collect and upload support data from {productname} to {suse}
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.Procedure: Collecting support data and uploading with the {productname} {webui}
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[role=procedure]
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. In the {productname} {webui}, navigate to menu:Systems[System List > All] and select the client which support data should be added to the case.
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. Then navigate to the [guimenu]``Details`` tab and select the [guimenu]``Support`` sub-tab.
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. In the field [literal]``Support Case Number`` enter the service request number created above.
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. In the field [literal]``Upload Region`` select option [literal]``EU`` or [literal]``US`` depending on the server where you want to upload your data.
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. In the field [literal]``Command-line Arguments`` you can enter options for tool which is used to collect the data from the target system.
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Which tool will be used can be found in the tip below this field.
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. In the field [literal]``Earliest`` select the time of running this action.
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. Click button btn:[Schedule].
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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.
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Supported Products where support data can be collected:
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- {productname} Proxy
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- {productname} Server when it is registered as Peripheral Server in a Hub Scenario
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- all {sles} and {opensuse} clients
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- SUSE Liberty and compatible clients
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- Ubuntu clients
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- Debian clients
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[NOTE]
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To upload the support data from the main {productname} Server please still use [command]``mgradm support config`` from the container host.
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