For troubleshooting purposes, the Diagnostic data collector conveniently
collects and packages system information so that you can easily send it to Genetec™ Technical Assistance
Center.
Before you begin
To run the Diagnostic data collector:
- You must have Windows administrative privileges on your computer.
- You must have Security Center
administrative privileges.
What you should know
- The tool collects different types of system information (collection
types), such as Genetec
system information. You can expand these collections and select only a
few items of interest.
- Running the Diagnostic data collector might temporarily impact system
performance.
Procedure
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From the homepage, click .
The Diagnostic data collector dialog
opens.
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From the dialog box, expand the Server node and
the Application node, and select the
information types you want to collect.
From the Server hierarchy, select the
information you want to gather regarding specific servers. From
the Application hierarchy, select the
information you want to gather regarding the application
(Security Desk or Config Tool)
you are running. If you want to gather information about another
application, you must start the Diagnostic data collector
from that application.
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If you know what types of information you are interested in, you can
use the Search field to filter the list of
information types.
You can repeat this process multiple times. Your selections are
cumulative.
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(Optional) In the Drop folder field, enter the
folder where you want the diagnostic data to be saved.
The default is C:\ProgramData\Genetec Security Center
5.12\DiagnosticLogs.
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Click Start.
The
Diagnostic progress window opens.
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Click Open drop folder to find the collected
diagnostic data in a compressed file.
The file is named
Diagnostics_yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss.zip, where
yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss is the time when the
file was created.
CAUTION:
The resulting file can be very
large and might affect the storage space of your hard drive.
Remember to delete it when it is no longer needed.
After you finish
Send the diagnostic information to Genetec Technical Assistance
Center.