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Finding Serial Number on a K class

Paddy O'Connell — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:40:37 GMT

Hi,

How can i find the serial number of a k class.

I'm not anywhere near the data centre where the servers are stored.

When i do a print_manifest it doesn't show the serial number.

I have 2 k class and on both it's the exact same.

Thanks
Paddy

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Rainer von Bongartz — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:46:00 GMT

try

echo "sel path system;info;wait;infolog^J>view^J>done^J>"|cstm

Regards
Rainer

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

RAC_1 — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:46:01 GMT

print_manifest does not work??
Do you have STM installed?? If yes,

echo "selall system;info;wait;infolog"|cstm

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Patrick Wallek — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:56:31 GMT

I don't think you can get the serial number from *stm on the K boxes. I think your only option is to have someone open the front door on the machine and get it for you.

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Paddy O'Connell — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:10:53 GMT

print_manifest works alright but does not list a serial number, lists everything else and it's dog.

STM is on them and i've tried the commands suggested but it failed.

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

RAC_1 — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:13:20 GMT

SAM->system properties

Does it show there??

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Paddy O'Connell — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:20:51 GMT

RAC

In the system properties in SAM it shows the machine ID which is the same as the Software ID in the print_manifest.

I'm thinking a journey to the data centre is on the cards

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Jack C. Mahaffey — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:15:19 GMT

If you use predictive support or ISEE the information may be in one of those databses. If you ever ran the HP 'check' utility, it might be in /usr/bin/system_db.

One other thing, pull up the maintenance contract on the HP support site.

jack

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

RAC_1 — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:19:03 GMT

If you have sysinfo tool,
/usr/local/sysinfo/getsn

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Jannik — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:34:45 GMT

You have many different ways.

1. look at the box and find the number :-).
2. uname -i
3. stm (mstm).
4. with ignite you have the tool print_manifest.
5. use the c-program:
#include

main()
{
char buf[81];
if (confstr(_CS_MACHINE_SERIAL, buf, sizeof(buf)) <= 0) {
perror("confstr");
exit(1);
}
printf(" machine serial number = %s\n", buf);
}

Only number 1 will work for you.

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Sanjay_6 — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 19:46:45 GMT

Hi Paddy,

It is not possible to get the serial number of a K-class server unless the system was insalled using ignite and the the serial number was stored during the ignite process.

If such is not the case, there is no way to get the serial number other than visiting the system and physically getting the serial number.

Hope this helps.

Regds

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Bill Hassell — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:07:50 GMT

The serial number is not stored on the K-class (or any other earlier models). You have to open the front door and read it off the sticker. There is no electronic method to read this information. Storing the serial number is a very recent feature of new system like the rp-series.

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Paddy O'Connell — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 05:08:56 GMT

Thanks 1 and all for the replies.

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Michael D. Zorn — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:18:58 GMT

To add a little to Bill Hassell's note:

uname -i gives a "machine ID number", which is not the serial number. My K-box is here in the lab.

I don't know what they mean by a "machine ID number".

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Bill Hassell — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:41:09 GMT

Machine ID number has existed since the very first HP 9000 box, the 9000/840. It is a combination of the model of the computer (may include some hardware info like CPU count) and a portion of the actual serial number of the box when it was manufactured. The exact details on how the number is generated is not public as this number is a software ID number, unique to every 9000 (and 3000) machine manufactured by HP. This allows software vendors to use a licensing method that enforces destination machine authorization.

If uname -i shows a small number (negative or just a digit or two) then the processor board is a replacement and must be programmed by HP for the original number to be restored. As you might expect, this is only allowed by authorized HP service people.

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Gary Cantwell — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:53:31 GMT

Hi Paddy,

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Cheers,

Gary

Re: Finding Serial Number on a K class

Paddy O'Connell — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:50:45 GMT

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