new¶

 my $decoder = Parse::DMIDecode->new(
                     dmidecode => "/usr/sbin/dmidecode",
                     nowarnings => 1,
                 );

This is the constructor method to create a Parse::DMIDeocde object. It accepts two optional arguments; "dmidecode" and "nowarnings".

The "dmidecode" argument specifies the full path and filename of the dmodecode command that should used by the "probe" method.

The "nowarnings" argument instructs Parse::DMIDecode not to emit any parser warnings.

probe¶

 $decoder->probe;

This method executes an active probe to gather information using the dmidecode command. It does not accept any arguments.

parse¶

 my $raw = qx(sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode);
 $decoder->prase($raw);

This method is a passive alternative to the "probe" method. It accepts a single string argument which should contain output from the dmidecode command, which it will parse.

keyword¶

 my $serial_number = $decoder->keyword("system-serial-number");

keywords¶

 my @keywords = $decoder->keywords;
 my @bios_keywords = $decoder->keywords("bios");
 
 for my $keyword (@bios_keywords) {
     printf("%s => %s\n",
             $keyword,
             $decoder->keyword($keyword)
         );
 }

handle_addresses¶

 my @addresses = $decoder->handle_addresses;

get_handles¶

 use Parse::DMIDecode::Constants qw(@TYPES);
 
 # Available groups to query: bios, system, baseboard,
 #    chassis, processor, memory, cache, connector, slot
 for my $handle ($decoder->get_handles( group => "memory" )) {
     printf(">> Found handle at %s (%s):\n%s\n",
             $handle->address,
             $TYPES[$handle->dmitype],
             $handle->raw
         );
 }

See Parse::DMIDecode::Handle for accessor method documentation for handle objects.

smbios_version¶

 my $smbios_version = $decoder->smbios_version;

Returns the SMBIOS version number.

dmidecode_version¶

 my $dmidecode_version = $decoder->dmidecode_version;

Returns the version number of the copy of dmidecode that was used to create the source data that was parsed. This value may not be available when using older versions of dmidecode.

table_location¶

 my $memory_address = $decoder->table_location;

structures¶

 my $total_structures = $decoder->structures;