HP ProLiant DL380 Server - Manual (Page 28)

Description Command-line argument
filename is not in the current directory, then the full path
must be specified.
This argument chooses the name and location of the output
file. If the user does not pass in this parameter, then the /f
default filename will be hpdiscovery.xml, and it will be
saved in the current directory.
HPDISCOVERY return codes
Meaning Value
The command was completed successfully. A usage
message might appear. 0
An error has occurred. See error message for details. 1..255
HPDISCOVERY command line examples
NOTE: Before running HPDISCOVERY, you must install WMI. For more information on installing
extra packages in Windows PE, see the Windows PE documentation.
Description Command line argument
This command generates the hpdiscovery.xml file in the
x:\ location. hpdiscovery /f x:\hpdiscovery.xml
This command only loads and executes the storage plug-in. hpdiscovery /p plugin storage.dll
This command generates the hpdiscovery.xml file in the
current directory. hpdiscovery
Using IFHW
IFHW is used from a script file, in conjunction with other utilities, to control the deployment. The
IFHW utility enables you to make intelligent queries against the hardware discovery file. Queries
take the form of a logical expression, and the result of the expression is returned as the return code
of the tool, which the hosting script can use to conditionally perform actions.
IFHW command-line syntax
ifhw [drive:][path]hpdiscoveryfilename
[drive:][path]allboards.xml <expression>
IFHW command-line arguments
Description Command-line argument
This argument specifies the hardware discovery file used
to run the query. [drive:][path]hpdiscoveryfilename
This argument specifies the allboards.xml PCI device list
file, which is used to convert PCI IDs found in hardware [drive:][path]allboards.xml
discovery into device names, such as "Smart Array 5i
Controller."
This argument specifies the query expression. See
"Expression operators and terms (
(page 29) )."
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