08-11-2011
If you're on the server itself, you can get the serial using either hpasmcli (if the HP utilities are installed) or sometimes through dmidecode. Or by looking at the machine itself, the serial is on a sticker (mostly CZ...)
As for the password issue: I think you can access the Onboard Administrator by using the F8 key while starting the BIOS without a password, but I'm not 100% sure on that.
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. IP Networking
Hi all,
I upgraded my SUSE 6.1 to SUSE 7.1 and at once the following things won't work anymore:
1) My DHCP client is not able anymore to retrieve my IP address from the @home server. It times out all the time. If I use a fixed IP I can get on the net, so there is no physical problem.
2) I... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Micky
3 Replies
2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I bought a pentium 2 (office auction) for my country home. When I turned it on it had Unix. It asks me for a login and password. I don't have these and since I don't know Unix I want to reformat the drive or at least be able to install Windows. I can't get past the Login and password promt. Anyone... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: cab
8 Replies
3. AIX
Dear people,
i have a problem with my DHCP Server based on an AIX.
I try to evaluate my dhcpsd.log and find some errors.
But now i'm missing a documentation about this errors.
For example "protocol_spsm: address check failed".
i would be happy if someone could tell me where to find a... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: ektoplasma2000
0 Replies
4. HP-UX
Hi,
I wanted to setup a ilo for an HP 9000 rp 8420 server. Can anyone have an idea on it? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gunnervarma
1 Replies
5. Red Hat
I just finished setting up a Kickstart Server for our RHEL 5 installs. It's configured to use the PXE boot and NFS for the installation. Everything works fine when I just build one machine at a time. The installation works from begining to end.
But when I try the install three machines at... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: apfistler
5 Replies
6. HP-UX
how to set IP for iLO in HP server first time
thanks to all (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: sijocg
1 Replies
7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi to all.
Sorry for my bad english.
For pure self-educational, not professional, purposes, I am studying how to configure a server with several services operating on it.
For my experiment I'm using VirtualBox 3.1.4 on a WinXP host with 3 FreeBSD guests; one acts as a DHCP + DNS server; the... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: marboxer
0 Replies
8. Hardware
HI Guys
I have forgot my ILO password for REDHAT Linux, Its Protriat HP server.
I need to set new password for ILO without installing any RPM like "hponfig"....
I need to set password in terminal. please give me steps to change the password
waiting for ur replys (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: suresh_krish
1 Replies
9. Red Hat
I am trying to setup a CentOS 6.2 server that will be doing 3 things DHCP, DNS & Samba for a very small office (2 users). The idea being this will replace a very old Win2k server. The users are all windows based clients so only the server will be Linux based.
I've installed CentOS 6.2 with... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: FireBIade
4 Replies
10. IP Networking
Hi All ,
please view the set up below:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
| DHCP Server |-----------| ROUTER & |-----------| Clients |
| 192.168.99.1 | - -<eth1>| DHCP-RELAY|<eth2>-- | 192.168.88.X |
... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: gdangoor
2 Replies
LEARN ABOUT LINUX
vpddecode
VPDDECODE(8) System Manager's Manual VPDDECODE(8)
NAME
vpddecode - VPD structure decoder
SYNOPSIS
vpddecode [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
vpddecode prints the "vital product data" information that can be found in almost all IBM and Lenovo computers. Available items are:
o BIOS Build ID
o Box Serial Number
o Motherboard Serial Number
o Machine Type/Model
Some systems have these additional items:
o BIOS Release Date
o Default Flash Image File Name
Note that these additional items are not documented by IBM, so this is guess work, and as such should not be blindly trusted. Feedback
about the accuracy of these labels is welcome.
OPTIONS
-d, --dev-mem FILE
Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem)
-s, --string KEYWORD
Only display the value of the VPD string identified by KEYWORD. KEYWORD must be a keyword from the following list: bios-build-id,
box-serial-number, motherboard-serial-number, machine-type-model, bios-release-date. Each keyword corresponds to an offset and a
length within the VPD record. Not all strings may be defined on all VPD-enabled systems. If KEYWORD is not provided or not valid,
a list of all valid keywords is printed and vpddecode exits with an error. This option cannot be used more than once. Mutually
exclusive with --dump.
-u, --dump
Do not decode the VPD records, dump their contents as hexadecimal instead. Note that this is still a text output, no binary data
will be thrown upon you. ASCII equivalent is displayed when possible. This option is mainly useful for debugging. Mutually exclu-
sive with --string.
-h, --help
Display usage information and exit
-V, --version
Display the version and exit
FILES
/dev/mem
AUTHOR
Jean Delvare
SEE ALSO
biosdecode(8), dmidecode(8), mem(4), ownership(8)
dmidecode February 2007 VPDDECODE(8)