Chapter 3. Getting support

Procedure

1. Log in to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
2. Click Search.

3. In the search field, input keywords and strings relating to the problem, including:

   • OpenShift Dedicated components (such as etcd)
   • Related procedure (such as installation)
   • Warnings, error messages, and other outputs related to explicit failures
4. Click the Enter key.
5. Optional: Select the OpenShift Dedicated product filter.
6. Optional: Select the Documentation content type filter.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Customer Support page of the Red Hat Customer Portal.
2. Click Get support.

3. On the Cases tab of the Customer Support page:

   1. Optional: Change the pre-filled account and owner details if needed.
   2. Select the appropriate category for your issue, such as Bug or Defect, and click Continue.

4. Enter the following information:

   1. In the Summary field, enter a concise but descriptive problem summary and further details about the symptoms that you experience and your expectations.
   2. Select OpenShift Dedicated from the Product drop-down menu.
5. Review the list of suggested Red Hat Knowledgebase solutions for a potential match against the problem that you are reporting. If the suggested articles do not address the issue, click Continue.
6. Review the updated list of suggested Red Hat Knowledgebase solutions for a potential match against the problem that you are reporting. The list updates as you give more information during the case creation process. If the suggested articles do not address the issue, click Continue.
7. Ensure that the account information presented is as expected, and if not, change it as needed.

8. Check that the autofilled OpenShift Dedicated Cluster ID is correct. If it is not, manually obtain your cluster ID.

   • To manually obtain your cluster ID using OpenShift Cluster Manager:

     1. Navigate to Cluster List.
     2. Click on the name of the cluster you need to open a support case for.
     3. Find the value in the Cluster ID field of the Details section of the Overview tab.

   • To manually obtain your cluster ID using the OpenShift Dedicated web console:

     1. Navigate to Home Overview.
     2. Find the value in the Cluster ID field of the Details section.

   • Or, open a new support case from the OpenShift Dedicated web console, which automatically fills in your cluster ID.

     1. From the toolbar, navigate to (?) Help Open Support Case.
     2. The Cluster ID value automatically fills in.

   • To obtain your cluster ID using the OpenShift CLI (oc), run the following command:

     $ oc get clusterversion -o jsonpath='{.items[].spec.clusterID}{"\n"}'

9. Complete the following questions where prompted and then click Continue:

   • What are you experiencing? What are you expecting to happen?
   • Define the value or impact to you or the business.
   • Where are you experiencing this behavior? What environment?
   • When does this behavior occur? Frequency? Repeatedly? At certain times?
10. Upload relevant diagnostic data files and click Continue.
11. Input relevant case management details and click Continue.
12. Preview the case details and click Submit.