DMI充当了管理工具和系统层之间接口的角色。它建立了标准的可管理系统更加方便了电脑厂商和用户对系统的了解。DMI的主要组成部分是Management Information Format(MIF)数据库。这个数据库包括了所有有关电脑系统和配件的信息。通过DMI,用户可以获取序列号、电脑厂商、串口信息以及其它系统配件信息。
# sudo apt install dmidecode # dmidecode -h Usage: dmidecode [OPTIONS] Options are: -d, --dev-mem FILE Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem) -h, --help Display this help text and exit -q, --quiet Less verbose output -s, --string KEYWORD Only display the value of the given DMI string -t, --type TYPE Only display the entries of given type -H, --handle HANDLE Only display the entry of given handle -u, --dump 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 --no-sysfs Do not attempt to read DMI data from sysfs files --oem-string N Only display the value of the given OEM string -V, --version Display the version and exit
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 4, 40 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: Node 1 Socket 1 Type: Central Processor Family: Xeon MP Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation id: C2 06 02 00 FF FB EB BF Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 44, Stepping 2 Flags: FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip) VME (Virtual mode extension) DE (Debugging extension) PSE (Page size extension) TSC (time stamp counter) MSR (Model specific registers) PAE (Physical address extension) MCE (Machine check exception) CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported) APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported) SEP (Fast system call) MTRR (Memory type range registers) PGE (Page global enable) MCA (Machine check architecture) CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported) PAT (Page attribute table) PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension) CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported) DS (Debug store) ACPI (ACPI supported) MMX (MMX technology supported) FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported) SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions) SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2) ss (Self-snoop) HTT (Multi-threading) TM (Thermal monitor supported) PBE (Pending break enabled) Version: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620 @ 2.40GHz Voltage: 1.2 V External Clock: 5866 MHz Max Speed: 4400 MHz Current Speed: 2400 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: ZIF Socket L1 Cache Handle: 0x0002 L2 Cache Handle: 0x0003 L3 Cache Handle: 0x0004 Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Core Count: 4 Core Enabled: 4 Thread Count: 8 Characteristics: 64-bit capable
Handle 0x0055, DMI type 4, 40 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: Node 1 Socket 2 Type: Central Processor Family: Xeon MP Manufacturer: Not Specified ID: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Signature: Type 0, Family 0, Model 0, Stepping 0 Flags: None Version: Not Specified Voltage: 1.2 V External Clock: 5866 MHz Max Speed: 4400 MHz Current Speed: Unknown Status: Unpopulated Upgrade: ZIF Socket L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Characteristics: None