SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Administrator's Guide

6 Utilities reference
This chapter contains reference information and usage examples for the utilities provided in the
toolkit. You can get online help for each utility by using the -h or -? option.
conrep
Synopsis
conrep { -s | -l | -c | -d } [-F] [-v] [-f data file] [-x XML file] [-- ]
[--version ] [-h ]
Description
The conrep utility replicates the configuration data stored in the EFI variables. It reads the EFI
variables from the NVRAM of a server and writes the results to a data file. It also reads the data
file and writes the data into the NVRAM of the target server. The conrep utility uses the
conrep.xml configuration file to determine the data to retrieve from the server. You can edit this
file to control the data retrieval.
Options
-s | --read Reads the EFI environment variables from a server and saves
them to the specified data file.
-l | --write Loads the EFI environment variables from the specified data
file and writes them to the server.
-c | --clear Clears all boot entries related to the given partition.
-d | --delete Restores the EFI boot menu to factory defaults.
-F | --force Forces the creation of the new EFI variables listed in the
data file (conrep.dat).
-v | --verbose Specifies verbose execution.
-f data file | --dat data
file
Specifies the name and location of the data file. The default
is conrep.dat.
-x XML file | --config XML
file
Specifies the name and location of the XML definition file.
The default is conrep.xml.
--version Displays version information and exits.
-h | --help Displays usage information and exits.
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