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The

parameters

for

CREATSP

are:

Table

27.

Parameters

Description

size=x

Size

of

service

partition

to

create,

in

megabytes.

drive=x

The

drive

number

to

create

the

service

partition

on.

If

not

specified,

the

first

non-USB

drive

is

used.

This

parameter

is

optional.

/y

Suppresses

confirmation

of

the

drive

being

cleaned.

This

parameter

is

optional.

Note:

The

bmgr32.exe

file

must

be

in

the

same

directory

as

the

createsp.exe

file,

and

should

be

run

from

WinPE.

eGatherer

The

eGatherer

command

can

be

found

in

C:\Program

Files\Common

Files\Lenovo\egatherer\egather2.exe.

The

egather2.exe

creates

an

EG2

output

with

the

collected

information.

It

can

also

create

a

local

XML

output

file

that

it

stores

in

the

home

folder.

Note:

The

EG2

file

is

an

internal

format.

Two

XML

files

will

be

created,

one

for

the

system

information

and

one

for

the

demographic

information.

The

name

of

the

XML

file

is

created

by

combining

manufacturer,

model-type

and

serial

number.

For

example:

Lenovo-2373Q1U-

99MA4L7.XML,

Lenovo-2373Q1U-99MA4L7.DEMOGRAPHICS.XML

.

The

scanner

can

be

executed

from

a

command-line

by

using

the

following

command-line

syntax:

egather2.exe

[-help]

[-batch]

[-silent]

[-nolimit]

[-local]

[-listprobes]

[-probe

probename

probename]

v

-help

Show

a

short

help

message.

v

-batch

Do

not

show

the

disclaimer.

v

-silent

Do

no

show

anything

during

operation

v

-nolimit

Collect

entire

event

log.

The

default

is

the

last

500

entries.

v

-local

Create

a

local

XML

file.

v

-listprobes

List

the

probes

available.

v

-probe

Run

the

specified

probes.

Appendix

A.

Administrative

tools

91