NAME

       vpddecode - VPD structure decoder

SYNOPSIS

       vpddecode [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

       vpddecode  prints  the  "vital  product  data" information that can be found in almost all IBM and Lenovo
       computers. Available items are:

       • BIOS Build ID

       • Box Serial Number

       • Motherboard Serial Number

       • Machine Type/Model

       Some systems have these additional items:

       • BIOS Release Date

       • Default Flash Image File Name

       Note that these additional items are not documented by IBM, so this is guess work, and as such should not
       be blindly trusted. Feedback about the accuracy of these labels is welcome.

OPTIONS

       -d, --dev-mem FILE
              Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem)

       -s, --string KEYWORD
              Only display the value of the VPD string identified by KEYWORD.  It must be  a  keyword  from  the
              following  list:  bios-build-id, box-serial-number, motherboard-serial-number, machine-type-model,
              bios-release-date.  Each keyword corresponds to an offset and a length within the VPD record.  Not
              all strings may be defined on all VPD-enabled systems.  If KEYWORD is not provided or not valid, a
              list of all valid keywords is printed and vpddecode exits with an error.  This  option  cannot  be
              used more than once.  Mutually exclusive with --dump.

       -u, --dump
              Do  not  decode  the  VPD  records, dump their contents as hexadecimal instead.  Note that this is
              still a text output, no binary data will be thrown upon you. ASCII equivalent  is  displayed  when
              possible. This option is mainly useful for debugging.  Mutually exclusive with --string.

       -h, --help
              Display usage information and exit

       -V, --version
              Display the version and exit

FILES

       /dev/mem

AUTHOR

       Jean Delvare

SEE ALSO

       biosdecode(8), dmidecode(8), mem(4), ownership(8)

dmidecode                                         February 2007                                     VPDDECODE(8)