Setup Guide

Set Current RTC date to 1/1/2000, RTC time to 00:59:59.
Set Current RTC date to 1/1/2000, RTC time to 23:59:59.
Set Current RTC date to 1/31/2000, RTC time to 23:59:59.
Set Current RTC date to 12/31/2000, RTC time to 23:59:59.
Set Current RTC date to 7/23/2019, RTC time to 18:07:56.
RTC Devices: Overall test results------------------ >>>> PASSED
root@dellemc-diag-os:~#
smbiostool
The smbiostool displays information about the BIOS and also reprograms the BIOS flash.
NOTE: The smbiostool is not available for all platforms. For some platforms, this tool is replaced with the
updatetool.
CLI options
root@dellemc-diag-os:~# smbiostool
DellEmc Diag - SMBIOS Tool
version 1.3, x.xx.x.x-x
build, 2019/07/03,
Usage:=
smbiostool --h (or)
smbiostool -h
Test whether the right SPI flash detected for the platform:=
smbiostool --test (or)
smbiostool -t
Print the BIOS version:=
smbiostool --biosversion (or)
smbiostool -b
Check whether the SPI flash was detected:=
smbiostool --biosflashdetect (or)
smbiostool -f
Take a backup of the Current running BIOS:=
smbiostool --biosread <FILEPATH> (or)
smbiostool -r
Update the bios:=
smbiostool --biosupdate <FILEPATH> (or)
smbiostool -u <FILEPATH>
Take a backup of the Current BIOS NVRAM region:=
smbiostool --getbiosnvram <FILEPATH> (or)
smbiostool -g <FILEPATH>
Update the bios with the specified BIOS NVRAM:=
smbiostool --setbiosnvram <FILEPATH> (or)
smbiostool -s <FILEPATH>
Dump the DMI table:=
smbiostool --biosdumpall (or)
smbiostool -d
Check whether the SPI flash was detected:=
smbiostool --biosdumpfields <*options*> (or)
smbiostool -S <*options*>
<*options*> for biosdumpfields:=
-q Less verbose output
-s Only display the value of the given DMI string
-t TYPE Only display the entries of given type
-u Do not decode the entries
--dump-bin <FILE> Dump the DMI data to a binary file
--from-dump <FILE> Read the DMI data from a binary file
-V Display the version of dmidecode binary
root@dellemc-diag-os:~#
Dell EMC DIAG-OS tools
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