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The SiteInfo data class provides arbitrary information that is user (site) defined. Users can set any data which can be represented in string form and have it reported when SysInfo™ is run with the --class siteinfo option. The common types of user defined data are site/company issued asset tracking tags, physical location of system, and department name system belongs too.
Each SiteInfo data consists of a keyword, a multiword description, and a value. Any data which can be described in string form may be used in any of these siteinfo entries.
SiteInfo data may be set by manual creation of one or more siteinfo
files or via the
mcsysinfocli(1)
command line.
You manual create, edit, and modify the
siteinfo files directly using an editor or your own
tools.
SysInfo™ searches for and reports data for each of the following
siteinfo files:
$HOME/.mcsysinfo/siteinfo
/etc/mcsysinfo/siteinfo
$SysInfoDir/config/siteinfo
where $SysInfoDir is the top level directory where
SysInfo is installed (/opt/sysinfo is the default).
The format of each siteinfo is defined in the
mcsysinfositeinfo(5)
reference manual.
For example, if you wanted to define a company issued asset tag value, you could run this command:
mkdir /etc/mcsysinfo echo "AssetTag|Acme Asset Tag|A12345" > /etc/mcsysinfo/siteinfo
To set SiteInfo data using the SysInfo™ command line, use the following syntax for each SiteInfo data you wish to defined:
mcsysinfo \
--siteinfo-var var \
--siteinfo-desc description \
--siteinfo-value value \
--siteinfo-scope [ user | system | site ]
The --siteinfo-scope argument specifies what
siteinfo file the data is added to.
Here's an example of how to define a company issued asset tag value in the system's siteinfo file:
mcsysinfo --siteinfo-var AssetTag --siteinfo-desc 'Acme Asset Tag #' \
--siteinfo-value A123456 --siteinfo-scope system