How to obtain the serial number of my HP Visualize workstations?

[Alfonso_4]

The finance department of my company want us to do an inventory of all workstations that we have. I already make a script to obtain all data that they need, except maybe the most important: the serial number.
Does anybody know if is there an hpux11.0 command in order to get the serial number of a workstation that I could use in my script?

[Michael Steele_2]

Regarding "...get the serial number of a workstation that I could use in my script?..." - No.

There are SW S/N's and HW S/N's. The HW #'s always appear on the outside probably on the Manufacturer's stamp.

HP tracks HW S/N's for support contracts and this is probably what your finance dept. wants.

SW S/N's are installed via SSCONFIG by an HP CE and used for licensing purposes. They are programmed into the system board:

Try these for the SW S/N.

# uname -i

# stm > information

[Jannik · Accepted solution]

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);
}

[Alfonso_4]

I was afraid that was the answer. My finance department wants the HW S/N, I already have a script to obtain the serial number of dell equipment, I thought I could do the same with HP. Thanks any way.

[Alfonso_4]

Thanks Jannik.