System Management BIOS
In computing, the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) specification defines data structures (and access methods) that can be used to read management information produced by the BIOS of a computer. This eliminates the need for the operating system to probe hardware directly to discover what devices are present in the computer. The SMBIOS specification is produced by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), a non-profit standards development organization. The DMTF estimates that two billion client and server systems implement SMBIOS.
| Abbreviation | SMBIOS |
|---|---|
| Status | Published |
| Year started | 1999 |
| Latest version | 3.7.0 July 21, 2023 |
| Organization | Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) |
| Related standards | Common Information Model (CIM), Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), Redfish |
| Domain | Systems management |
| Website | www |
The DMTF released the version 3.6.0 of the specification on June 20, 2022.
SMBIOS was originally known as Desktop Management BIOS (DMIBIOS), since it interacted with the Desktop Management Interface (DMI).
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