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Mif file contents – HP Integrity rx4640 Server User Manual

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The SMS directory where the client places the .MIF files (If this directory is not specified, Collect

outputs the inventory tables to the screen.)

The items to be inventoried (If the items are not specified, Collect will perform a complete inventory.)

The Collect help screen

The following table contains the command line options:

Option Name Description

Table

collected

/F

Output file

Specifies the name of the single .MIF output file

created by the SMS client. The default file name

is COMPAQ.MIF. This output file includes all

requested inventory tables.

Do not use this option with /M.

/H

Server health Collects server health information.

Health subsystem

/I

Drive array

Collects Drive Array information.

All drive array

tables

/M

Multiple

Creates multiple output files named COMPAQ0.MIF–

COMPAQ9.MIF.

/SC

SCSI

Collects SCSI information.

SCSI devices

/SE

Standard

Equipment

Collects standard equipment information.

System attributes

/SMS03

SMS 2003

Places the .MIF files in the SMS 1.2 NOIDMIF

directory on the client machine.

Requires either /F or /M.

/SS

Storage

System

Collects storage system information.

Storage system

attributes

/SW

Software

Version

Collects software version information.

Software version

information

/?

Help

Displays the Collect help screen.

The command line syntax is:

COLLECT [[/M|/SMS03] /F outfile [/H|/I|/SC|/SE|/SS|/SW] |[/?]]

The default command line is typically:

COLLECT /M /SMS03

This command places the resulting .MIF files in the appropriate client directory so SMS can update the

database with HP specific inventory information.

.MIF file contents

By default, the .MIF files are named Compaq0.MIF–Compaq10.MIF. Each file contains one or more

inventory tables.

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