Acer Altos G900 manual Using a specified CFG file, Using a specified FRU file

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Using a specified CFG file

In most cases, you'll use the standard configuration file master.cfg that is supplied with the utility on the System CD and with software updates:

FRUSDR -cfg master.cfg

The utility loads the specified CFG file and uses the information in that file to:

•Verify that the CFG file is the correct one for the hardware model

•Load the data from the FRU files, prompting the user for information as necessary

•Select the proper SDRs and load them into nonvolatile storage

Using a specified FRU file

If you run FRUSDR using the master.cfg file, and FRUSDR halts prematurely, you can update individual FRU areas by using the -fru switch and a specific FRU file.

Note: FRUSDR, when run using the -fru switch, does not check to make sure it is running on the correct hardware for the specified FRU file. The -fru switch causes FRUSDR to overwrite all information in the specified FRU area.

Updating nonvolatile storage areas

The .fru and .sdr files are specific to a particular server platform. The files include header information to identify the platform. The utility verifies that a file is being used with the correct server before updating any information in nonvolatile storage. Prior to updating the SDR information, the SDR area in nonvolatile storage is cleared.