Quick Reference Guide

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Environment Variable File
The environment variable file can be used for discovering and recording
system information to environment variables. The file consists of
several .ini-formatted sections that map PCI vendor/device numbers to
environment variable values. The environment variable file is sys.ini in
\DELL\TOOLKIT\TOOLS on Windows systems and on Linux systems,
you can find it in /opt/dell/toolkit/bin. For example, the [DELLNIC]
section header designates that an environment variable named dellnic1
should be set to the value of the name/value pair whose name matches the
NIC's vendor/device number. If multiple NICs are present on a system, the
environment variables are numbered sequentially: dellnic1, dellnic2,
and so on.
Environmental Variable File Excerpt (sys.ini)
[DELLNIC]
;environment variable will be set to INTELPRO100F for
vendor 8086, dev 1001
8086,1001=INTELPRO1000F
;environment variable will be set to INTELPRO100T for
vendor 8086, dev 1004
8086,1004=INTELPRO1000T
;environment variable will be set to INTELPRO100XT for
vendor 8086, dev 1008
8086,1008=INTELPRO1000XT
The names of the environment variables can be changed in the Variable
Names section. If a name is changed, the section that corresponds to that
name must be changed as well.
Also available in the .ini file is a section that maps the system ID number to a
string. This string can be used to identify the system during the discovery phase
of deployment. The section name is the environment variable that will be set to
the value of the name/value pair whose name matches the system ID.
To change the name of the environment variable, change the value of the
MACHINE name in the Variable Names section, and change the
corresponding section name.