Service Tag Retrieval

[Robert B. Phillips II]

All,
I am looking for a simple way to embed service tag numbers on
machines to be accessed remotely. We have around 100 Dell machines in
various geographic locations and we would like to be able to view the
service tag number of these machines anytime without human
intervention, i.e. have to call the location and have someone read the
tag to me.

What I was wondering is, is there a simple solution for embedding the
service tag number somewhere in the registry and then simple querying
that registry key remotely to via the service tag?

I want a solution that is hard to break, i.e. user cannot accidently
delete the .txt file that contains that information. The registry
seems like the safest place in accordance with our security policy -
admins can access the registry and make changes, users cannot.

Any additional ideas or ideas for the registry idea would be greatly
appreciated.

Robert

 

[David H. Lipman]

I couldn't have said it better.

That's "is" the answer.

Dave




| Service Tags for Dells are stored in the BIOS. I would contact
| Dell as I'm sure there is way to interrogate the Tags from within
| Windows XP. Perhaps using one of the System Analysis programs
| like Belarc Advisor.
|
| | > All,
| > I am looking for a simple way to embed service tag numbers on
| > machines to be accessed remotely. We have around 100 Dell machines in
| > various geographic locations and we would like to be able to view the
| > service tag number of these machines anytime without human
| > intervention, i.e. have to call the location and have someone read the
| > tag to me.
| >
| > What I was wondering is, is there a simple solution for embedding the
| > service tag number somewhere in the registry and then simple querying
| > that registry key remotely to via the service tag?
| >
| > I want a solution that is hard to break, i.e. user cannot accidently
| > delete the .txt file that contains that information. The registry
| > seems like the safest place in accordance with our security policy -
| > admins can access the registry and make changes, users cannot.
| >
| > Any additional ideas or ideas for the registry idea would be greatly
| > appreciated.
| >
| > Robert
|
|