Get machine serial number

[nwardez]

Hi,

Is there a Unix command to get the serial number of a server (E450), for which you can't have physical access ?

 

[FarahRegal]

Just run
# iostat -E
you will get a lot of information including the sereial number, revision and Vendor. ( Solaris 2.8))
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Farah Regal
good luck
"think twice and hit enter once"

 

[crowe]

I think the iostat -E gives you serial numbers on the disk drives, not the server. I don't know of a command that will display the server serial number... just sneaker-net. If there is one, I'd like to pre-thank who ever posts it.


crowe

 

[Butterfly123]

sysdef -i command gives the machine id..

Regds,

- Hemant
Networking and Systems Integration Group
Satyam Computer Services Ltd

 

[jamisar]

i don't think the mashine SERIAL number is on the os or disk.
you can get the hostid typing hostid and mac-adress using ifconfig -a, not the SERIAL number (on the box) vox clamantis in deserto.

 

[nwardez]

Well, I get the same number that I had with "/usr/bin/hostid" and it doesn't seem to match serial number (to call support for example)...

 

[Butterfly123]

Yes.. hostid and sysdef -i cmd shall give u same number. Serial number is something different, which u will find on the box, or the delivery invoice of ur machine..

Regds,

- Hemant
Networking and Systems Integration Group
Satyam Computer Services Ltd

 

[nwardez]

Ok, thanks for your help. As nobody knows here where is the delivery invoice and the server is so far ..... I will soon have a good reason to travel ;-))))))