Before contacting BMC
- Product information
- Product name
- Product version (release number)
- License number and password (trial or permanent)
- Operating system and environment information
- Computer type
- Operating system type, version, and service pack or other maintenance level such as PUT or PTF
- System hardware configuration
- Serial numbers
- Related software (database, application, and communication) including type, version, and service pack or maintenance level
- Sequence of events leading to the issue
- Commands and options that you used
- Messages received (and the time and date that you received them)
- Product error messages
- Messages from the operating system, such as file system full
- Messages from related software
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