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Chapter 32. Inventory Scout
Inventory Scout is a tool that surveys NAS Gateway 500 for hardware and software
information. Inventory Scout can be used to collect the NAS Gateway 500's vital
product data (VPD) and transmit this information, through the Electronic Service
Agent (ESA) to IBM for matching with a Miscellaneous Equipment Specification
(MES) upgrade.
When you run Inventory Scout it generates a data file that can be viewed. You can
use this data file to see the current level of firmware loaded on the NAS Gateway
500 (for example, Adapters, System Software).
To run Inventory Scout from the command line:
1. Log in with root authority.
2. To run a microcode survey and create a text data file that can be read, enter
The resulting data file is created as /var/adm/invscout/invs.mrp.
When you run the invscout -v command it generates a Vital Product Data (VPD)
data file that can be viewed. You can use this VPD data file to see what is currently
loaded on the NAS Gateway 500.
To run the Inventory Scout VPD tool from the command line:
1. Log in as root.
2. To run the VPD survey and create a data file that can be read viewed, enter
The resulting data file is created as /var/adm/invscout/system_name.vup.
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invscout on the command line.
invscout -v on the command line.
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