Chapter 4. Support resources
Use the following information to get more help with Red Hat Device Edge, including Red Hat build of MicroShift or Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Edge (RHEL for Edge). You can search the Red Hat Knowledgebase for immediate solutions, provide feedback on documentation, or open a formal support case through the Red Hat Customer Portal if you cannot resolve the issue yourself.
4.1. Get support Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Red Hat offers several support channels to help you troubleshoot issues and get the most from Red Hat build of MicroShift.
From the Red Hat Customer Portal, you can:
- Search or browse through the Red Hat Knowledgebase of articles and solutions about Red Hat products.
- Submit a support case to Red Hat Support.
- Access other product documentation.
4.2. Documentation feedback Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
To report an error or to improve our documentation, you can submit a Jira issue by using your Red Hat Jira account.
4.3. About the Red Hat Knowledgebase Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
The Red Hat Knowledgebase helps you get the most from Red Hat products and technologies.
It includes articles, product documentation, and videos that outline best practices for installing, configuring, and using Red Hat products. You can also search for solutions to known issues. Each solution has a root cause description and steps to fix the problem.
4.4. Search the Red Hat Knowledgebase Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Search the Red Hat Knowledgebase to find solutions to known issues and resolve problems quickly without opening a support case.
Prerequisites
- You have a Red Hat Customer Portal account.
Procedure
- Log in to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
- Click Search.
In the search field, input keywords and strings relating to the problem, including:
- Red Hat build of MicroShift components (such as etcd)
- Related procedure (such as installation)
- Warnings, error messages, and other outputs related to explicit failures
- Click the Enter key.
- Optional: Select the Red Hat build of MicroShift product filter.
- Optional: Select the Documentation content type filter.
4.5. Submit a support case Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
If you encounter issues with MicroShift that cannot be resolved through the standard troubleshooting, you can submit a support case to Red Hat. Providing detailed descriptions and diagnostic data helps Red Hat Support to analyze the problem and help you with a resolution.
Prerequisites
- The MicroShift service is running.
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You have installed the OpenShift CLI (
oc). - You have a Red Hat Customer Portal account.
- You have a Red Hat Standard or Premium subscription.
Procedure
- Log in to the Customer Support page of the Red Hat Customer Portal.
- Click Get support.
On the Cases tab of the Customer Support page:
- Optional: Change the pre-filled account and owner details if needed.
- Select the appropriate category for your issue, such as Bug or Defect, and click Continue.
Enter the following information:
- In the Summary field, enter a concise but descriptive problem summary and further details about the symptoms being experienced, as well as your expectations.
- Select Red Hat Device Edge from the Product drop-down menu.
- Select 4 from the Version drop-down.
- Review the list of suggested Red Hat Knowledgebase solutions for a potential match against the problem that is being reported. If the suggested articles do not address the issue, click Continue.
- Review the updated list of suggested Red Hat Knowledgebase solutions for a potential match against the problem that is being reported. The list is refined as you provide more information during the case creation process. If the suggested articles do not address the issue, click Continue.
- Ensure that the account information presented is as expected, and if not, amend accordingly.
Complete the following questions where prompted. Include which type of install type you are using, either RPM or embedded-image. 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?
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Upload relevant diagnostic data files and click Continue. Include data gathered using the
sostool or etcd as a starting point, plus any issue-specific data that is not collected in those logs. - Add relevant case management details and click Continue.
- Preview the case details and click Submit.