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vpd command

This command displays configuration and informational data (vital product data) associated with the hardware and software of the server.

Use the vpd command to display vital product data for the system (sys), IMM (bmc), server BIOS (uefi), Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager (lxpm), server firmware (fw), server components (comp) and PCIe devices (pcie). The same information is displayed as in the web interface.

Syntax:
vpd [arguments]

Table 1. vpd arguments
ArgumentsDescription
vpd sysDisplays Vital Product Data for the system.
vpd bmcDisplays Vital Product Data for the management controller.
vpd uefiDisplays Vital Product Data for system BIOS.
vpd lxpmDisplays Vital Product Data for system LXPM.
vpd fwDisplays Vital Product Data for the system firmware.
vpd compDisplays Vital Product Data for the system components.
vpd pcieDisplays Vital Product Data for PCIe devices.
Example:
system> vpd bmc
Type Status Version Build ReleaseDate
------------- ------- ------- ------ ------------
BMC (Primary) Active 0.00 DVI399T 2017/06/06
BMC (Backup) Inactive 1.00 TEI305J 2017/04/13
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