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  wget http://mirror.contribs.org/contribs/jpl/smecontribs/smeserver-hwinfo/smeserver-hwinfo-1.0-1.el4.eos.noarch.rpm
 
  wget http://mirror.contribs.org/contribs/jpl/smecontribs/smeserver-hwinfo/smeserver-hwinfo-1.0-1.el4.eos.noarch.rpm
  
  wget http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/RPMS.dag/lshw-2.11.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
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  wget http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/RPMS.dag/lshw-2.12.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
 
Install downloaded files:
 
Install downloaded files:
  yum localinstall lshw-2.11.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm smeserver-hwinfo-1.0-1.el4.eos.noarch.rpm
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  yum localinstall lshw-2.12.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm smeserver-hwinfo-1.0-1.el4.eos.noarch.rpm
Expand templates:
 
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/e-smith/web/common/css/hwinfo.css
 
Regenerate the navigation panel of the server-manager:
 
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/e-smith/web/common/head.tmpl
 
Configure (or whatever it does):
 
/etc/e-smith/events/actions/navigation-conf
 
 
Upgrade and reboot
 
Upgrade and reboot
 
  signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
 
  signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
or
 
 
You can ignore the yum-comments ''signal event post-upgrade'' and ''signal-event reboot''.
 
 
==== Check installed version ====
 
==== Check installed version ====
 
  yum info installed lshw smeserver-hwinfo
 
  yum info installed lshw smeserver-hwinfo
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=== Use ===
 
=== Use ===
 
Login to server-manager, find a new line under "Configuration".
 
Login to server-manager, find a new line under "Configuration".
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It can also be used from console (as root):
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lshw
  
 
=== Additional information ===
 
=== Additional information ===
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==== Known issues ====
 
==== Known issues ====
It seems that it works in SMEserver version 7.1 and fresh (not updated) 7.2 but not in updated 7.2. Bug report [http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3670 3670] filed.
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For SMEserver prior to version 7.2 with updates as per 2007-12-25 could (should?) use lshw-2.11.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm instead.
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Bug report [http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3670 3670] filed.
 
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[[Category: Contrib]]
 
[[Category: Contrib]]
 
[[Category: Administration]]
 
[[Category: Administration]]

Revision as of 22:07, 27 December 2007


Maintainer

jpl (Contrib)

Description

This contrib adds a new Hardware Info panel in the server-manager to launch and display a detailed report about your server's hardware using lshw (http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter), on SME Server 7.x.

Installation

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Download the contrib source files for SME Server 7.x:

wget http://mirror.contribs.org/contribs/jpl/smecontribs/smeserver-hwinfo/smeserver-hwinfo-1.0-1.el4.eos.noarch.rpm
wget http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/RPMS.dag/lshw-2.12.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm

Install downloaded files:

yum localinstall lshw-2.12.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm smeserver-hwinfo-1.0-1.el4.eos.noarch.rpm

Upgrade and reboot

signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot

Check installed version

yum info installed lshw smeserver-hwinfo

Uninstall

yum remove lshw

This will also remove smeserver-hwinfo

Use

Login to server-manager, find a new line under "Configuration". It can also be used from console (as root):

lshw

Additional information

Forum announce thread

SRPMS

http://mirror.contribs.org/contribs/jpl/smecontribs/smeserver-hwinfo/smeserver-hwinfo-1.0-1.el4.eos.src.rpm http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/SRPMS.dag/lshw-2.11.1-1.rf.src.rpm

Bugs

Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in bugzilla .

Known issues

For SMEserver prior to version 7.2 with updates as per 2007-12-25 could (should?) use lshw-2.11.1-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm instead. Bug report 3670 filed.