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Discovers the product configuration based on instructions in a master configuration file

Displays the FRU information

Updates the EEPROM associated with the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that holds the SDR and FRU area

Generically handles FRU devices that might not be associated with the BMC

What You Need to Do

Either run the utility directly from the Resource CD or from diskettes created from the CD.

If you run the FRU/SDR Load Utility from a diskette, copy the utility from the CD. Follow the instructions in the included README.TXT file.

If the diskette drive is disabled, or improperly configured, use BIOS Setup to enable it. If necessary, disable the drive after you are done with the FRU/SDR Load Utility.

How You Use the FRU/SDR Load Utility

The utility:

Is compatible with ROM-DOS Ver. 6.22, MS-DOS Ver. 6.22 (and later versions), Windows 95 DOS, and Windows 98 DOS

Accepts CFG, SDR, and FRU load files (the executable file for the utility is FRU/SDR.exe)

Requires the following supporting files:

One or more .fru files describing the system’s field replaceable units

A .cfg file describing the system configuration

An .sdr file describing the sensors in the system

Command Line Format

If you are not performing an automated update using a Software Update Package (SUP), the basic command line format is:

FRU/SDR [-?] [-h] [-d {fru, sdr}] [-cfg filename.cfg] [-fru filename.fru]

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