invscout command

Purpose

Surveys the host system for currently installed microcode or Vital Product Data (VPD).

Syntax

invscout [-vpd | -report] [-model Type-Model] [-serial SerialNumber]

invscout -rpm rpmPackage [-p Partition_ID] rpmOption ...

invscout -install Device [-file FileName [-p Partition_ID] ]

Description

The invscout command executes one instance of the stand alone version of the Inventory Scout process. The invscout command starts the server daemon side of a client-server version. The Inventory Scout process supports two survey types:

Microcode Survey
Vital Product Data (VPD) Survey

If there are IVM managed systems running the AIX® operating system, you can generate the Microcode survey report and the Inventory Scout VPD survey report, by running the invscout command on the IVM partition as user padmin.
To generate these survey reports for the IVM partition, you must run the invscout command on the Virtual I/O Server partition hosting IVM as user root.

Flags

Flag name	Description
-file FileName	Specifies the location of the upgrade.
-install Device	Installs microcode for a given device.
-model Type-Model	Machine type and model. For a VPD survey, allows input of the host platform machine type and model for hosts that use this information.
-p Partition_id	Specifies the partition ID for -install or -rpm flag.
-report	For a Microcode Survey, sends a copy of the formatted text report file to the screen from which the command was invoked. This flag is ignored if the -vpd flag is used.
-rpm rpmPackage	RPM options: -i Installs a new package. -e Uninstalls a package. -qp Query for an uninstalled package. --force Used to install a package even if it is already installed. --ignoreos Allows installation of a package even if the operating system of the host and binary RPM are different.
-serial SerialNumber	Serial number. For a VPD survey, allows input of the host serial number for hosts that use this information.
-version	Displays the versions of this command and of the logic database currently in use.
-vpd	Sets the survey or concatenation type to VPD (the default is Microcode).

Exit Status

The following exit values are returned:

Value	Description
0	Successful completion.
>0	An error occurred.

Examples

To generate report on microcode levels of all the devices, type the following command:
```
invscout -report
```
To get the vpd survey of the partition, type the following command:
```
invscout -vpd
```

Last updated: Wed, November 18, 2020