Users Guide

Table 1. Inventory Use cases
Actions Mandatory Attributes Optional Attributes Syntax/Example
View inventory
--inventory --component-type
Format:
dsu --inventory
Example:
dsu --inventory
dsu --inventory --
component-type=BIOS
Export inventory in JSON
format
--inventory
--output
--output-format
--authentication
--component-type
Format:
dsu --inventory --
output=<location>
--output-
format=JSON
Example:
dsu --inventory --
output=C:\Program
files\Dell\Dell
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\dell_dup\inv.json
--output-
format=JSON
dsu --inventory --
output=C:\Program
files\Dell\Dell
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\dell_dup\inv.json
--output-
format=JSON --
authentication=Abc:
bca123
View system inventory using
an inventory file
--input-inventory-
file
--inventory
--component-type
Format:
dsu --inventory --
input-inventory-
file=<absolute
file path.xml>
Example:
dsu --inventory --
input-inventory-
file=C:\Program
files\Dell\Dell
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\dell_dup\inv.xml
dsu --inventory --
input-inventory-
file=C:\Program
files\Dell\Dell
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\dell_dup\inv.xml
--component-
type=BIOS
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