1smbios(7D)                          Devices                         smbios(7D)
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NAME

6       smbios - System Management BIOS image
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SYNOPSIS

9       /dev/smbios
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DESCRIPTION

13       The smbios device is a character special file that provides access to a
14       snapshot of the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) image exported  by  the
15       current  system.  SMBIOS is an industry-standard mechanism that enables
16       low-level system software to export hardware configuration  information
17       to  higher-level  system management software. The SMBIOS data format is
18       defined by the Distributed  Management  Task  Force  (DMTF).  For  more
19       information  on SMBIOS and to obtain a copy of the SMBIOS specification
20       and implementation guidelines, refer to http://www.dmtf.org.
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23       The SMBIOS image consists of a table  of  structures,  each  describing
24       some  aspect of the system software or hardware configuration. The con‐
25       tent of the image varies widely by platform and BIOS vendor and may not
26       exist  on  some  systems. You can use the smbios(1M) utility to inspect
27       the contents of the SMBIOS image and copy it to a file.
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ATTRIBUTES

30       See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:
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35       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
36       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
37       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
38       │Availability                 │SUNWkvm.i                    │
39       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
40       │Interface Stability          │Stable                       │
41       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

44       prtdiag(1M), smbios(1M), attributes(5)
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47       System Management BIOS Reference Specification, Version 2, Release 4  —
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NOTES

51       The implementation of a System Management BIOS image is entirely at the
52       discretion of the system and BIOS vendors. Not  all  systems  export  a
53       SMBIOS.  The SMBIOS structure content varies widely between systems and
54       BIOS vendors  and  frequently  does  not  comply  with  the  guidelines
55       included  in  the specification. For example, some structure fields may
56       not be filled in by the BIOS, while others may be filled in  with  non-
57       conforming values.
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