vpddecode(8)

1VPDDECODE(8)                System Manager's Manual               VPDDECODE(8)
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NAME

6       vpddecode - VPD structure decoder
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SYNOPSIS

9       vpddecode [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

13       vpddecode prints the "vital product data" information that can be found
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17       · BIOS Build ID
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21       · Box Serial Number
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23       · Motherboard Serial Number
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25       · Machine Type/Model
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32       · Default Flash Image File Name
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35       Note  that these additional items are not documented by IBM, so this is
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OPTIONS

41       -d, --dev-mem FILE
42              Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem)
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44       -u, --dump
45              Do  not decode the VPD records, dump their contents as hexadeci‐
46              mal instead.  Note that this is still a text output,  no  binary
47              data will be thrown upon you. ASCII equivalent is displayed when
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50       -h, --help
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53       -V, --version
54              Display the version and exit
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FILES

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BUGS

61       The lookup table for product names is incomplete.  If  your  system  is
62       missing  from  the  table,  vpddecode  will  ask you to report. See the
63       AUTHORS file for maintainer contact  information.  Your  report  should
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AUTHOR

68       Jean Delvare
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