Specifications

smbiostool --h (or)
smbiostool -h
Print the BIOS version:=
smbiostool --biosversion (or)
smbiostool -b
Check whether the SPI flash was detected:=
smbiostool --biosflashdetect (or)
smbiostool -f
Take a backup of the Current running BIOS:=
smbiostool --biosread <FILEPATH> (or)
smbiostool -r
Update the bios:=
smbiostool --biosupdate <FILEPATH> (or)
smbiostool -u <FILEPATH>
Dump the DMI table:=
smbiostool --biosdumpall (or)
smbiostool -d
Check whether the SPI flash was detected:=
smbiostool --biosdumpfields <*options*> (or)
smbiostool -S <*options*>
<*options*> for biosdumpfiels:=
-q Less verbose output
-s Only display the value of the given DMI string
-t TYPE Only display the entries of given type
-u Do not decode the entries
--dump-bin <FILE> Dump the DMI data to a binary file
--from-dump <FILE> Read the DMI data from a binary file
-V Display the version of dmidecode binary
Output
root@dell-diag-os:~# smbiostool --biosversion
x.xx.x.x_MRC48
root@dell-diag-os:~#
root@dell-diag-os:~# smbiostool --biosashdetect
dmidecode -s system-version flashrom -V -p internal > /tmp/flhdet.txtFound Flash chip!!!
Found Winbond flash chip "W25Q128.V" (16384 kB, SPI) at physical address 0xff000000.
--biosupporteddevices is a list of devices supported by flashrom for reprogramming
--biosdumpall is the dump of the dmidecode data
--biosdumpfields [SUBOPT] allows you to dump specified fields using the options
The --bioserase and --bioswrite options have been rolled into a --biosupdate option.
storagetool
The storagetool tests mounted storage media.
The tool searches for any device in /dev/hd*, sda, sdb, or sdc and tests using them. The tests are le-copy tests to the device in the
mounted le system. The les are written, compared and removed, leaving the le system as it was before the test. You can run more tests
using the
bonnie++ tool and the tool reads SMART data from the device using the smart option.
Tests
The standard test creates a directory on the le system, opens a le for write, copies the le, compares the les, and reports errors.
The test repeats 10 times. After the test completes successfully,
storagetool removes all the test les.
Dell EMC DAIG-OS tools
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