1Parse::DMIDecode(3)   User Contributed Perl Documentation  Parse::DMIDecode(3)
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NAME

6       Parse::DMIDecode - Interface to SMBIOS using dmidecode
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SYNOPSIS

9        use strict;
10        use Parse::DMIDecode ();
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12        my $decoder = new Parse::DMIDecode;
13        $decoder->probe; # Actively probe using dmidecode
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15        # Manually supply your own dmidecode output to be parsed
16        # $decoder->parse(qx(sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode));
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18        printf("System: %s, %s",
19                $decoder->keyword("system-manufacturer"),
20                $decoder->keyword("system-product-name"),
21            );
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DESCRIPTION

24       This module provides an OO interface to SMBIOS information through the
25       dmidecode command which is known to work under a number of Linux, BSD
26       and BeOS variants.
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METHODS

29   new
30        my $decoder = Parse::DMIDecode->new(
31                            dmidecode => "/usr/sbin/dmidecode",
32                            nowarnings => 1,
33                        );
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35       This is the constructor method to create a Parse::DMIDeocde object. It
36       accepts two optional arguments; "dmidecode" and "nowarnings".
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38       The "dmidecode" argument specifies the full path and filename of the
39       dmodecode command that should used by the "probe" method.
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41       The "nowarnings" argument instructs Parse::DMIDecode not to emit any
42       parser warnings.
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44   probe
45        $decoder->probe;
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47       This method executes an active probe to gather information using the
48       dmidecode command. It does not accept any arguments.
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50   parse
51        my $raw = qx(sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode);
52        $decoder->prase($raw);
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54       This method is a passive alternative to the "probe" method. It accepts
55       a single string argument which should contain output from the dmidecode
56       command, which it will parse.
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58   keyword
59        my $serial_number = $decoder->keyword("system-serial-number");
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61   keywords
62        my @keywords = $decoder->keywords;
63        my @bios_keywords = $decoder->keywords("bios");
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65        for my $keyword (@bios_keywords) {
66            printf("%s => %s\n",
67                    $keyword,
68                    $decoder->keyword($keyword)
69                );
70        }
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72   handle_addresses
73        my @addresses = $decoder->handle_addresses;
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75   get_handles
76        use Parse::DMIDecode::Constants qw(@TYPES);
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78        # Available groups to query: bios, system, baseboard,
79        #    chassis, processor, memory, cache, connector, slot
80        for my $handle ($decoder->get_handles( group => "memory" )) {
81            printf(">> Found handle at %s (%s):\n%s\n",
82                    $handle->address,
83                    $TYPES[$handle->dmitype],
84                    $handle->raw
85                );
86        }
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88       See Parse::DMIDecode::Handle for accessor method documentation for
89       handle objects.
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91   smbios_version
92        my $smbios_version = $decoder->smbios_version;
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94       Returns the SMBIOS version number.
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96   dmidecode_version
97        my $dmidecode_version = $decoder->dmidecode_version;
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99       Returns the version number of the copy of dmidecode that was used to
100       create the source data that was parsed. This value may not be available
101       when using older versions of dmidecode.
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103   table_location
104        my $memory_address = $decoder->table_location;
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106   structures
107        my $total_structures = $decoder->structures;
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SEE ALSO

110       Parse::DMIDecode::Handle, Parse::DMIDecode::Constants,
111       Parse::DMIDecode::Examples, examples/*.pl,
112       <http://search.cpan.org/src/NICOLAW/Parse-DMIDecode-0.03/examples/>,
113       <http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/>, <http://linux.dell.com/libsmbios/>,
114       <http://sourceforge.net/projects/x86info/>,
115       <http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios>, biosdecode(8), dmidecode(8),
116       vpddecode(8)
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VERSION

119       $Id: DMIDecode.pm 1004 2007-03-11 12:43:25Z nicolaw $
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AUTHOR

122       Nicola Worthington <nicolaw@cpan.org>
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124       <http://perlgirl.org.uk>
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126       If you like this software, why not show your appreciation by sending
127       the author something nice from her Amazon wishlist ?
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129       <http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/1VZXC59ESWYK0?sort=priority>
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132       Copyright 2006,2007 Nicola Worthington.
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134       This software is licensed under The Apache Software License, Version
135       2.0.
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137       <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>
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