How can I easily obtain information about my server, such as product ID, original installation date, build number, server up-time and the protocols that are running on my Windows Server 2003?
by Zubair Alexander
10/10/2007
-- You can use SrvInfo, the command-line utility that's available in the Windows
Server 2003 resource kit tools. The system requirements for this useful tool
include Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003.
You can use SrvInfo to gather information about a local or remote computer.
If computer name isn't provided, SrvInfo assumes you want information on the
local computer. Unfortunately, there's no GUI functionality that corresponds
to this utility.
With SrvInfo you can obtain the following types of information:
Server name
Security
Registered owner
Registered organization
Product ID
Original install date
Base source path
Service pack source path
Version
Build
Current type
Product name
Product options
HAL.DLL
PDC
Domain
Domain GUID
DNS forest name
PDC site name
Computer site name
DC flags
CPU[0]
System BIOS date
System BIOS version
Hotfixes
Drives
Services
Network cards
Protocols
System up-time
You should pipe this information into a file and keep it in your server configuration
folder. Type srvinfo > srvconfig.txt to copy the server information into
a file called srvconfig.txt. Type srvinfo / ? for help.
Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP is the founder of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and consulting business. His experience covers a wide range of spectrum: trainer, consultant, systems administrator, security architect, network engineer, author, technical editor, college instructor and public speaker. Zubair holds more than 25 technical certifications and Bachelor of Science degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Information Systems. His Web site, www.techgalaxy.net, is dedicated to technical resources for IT professionals. Zubair may be reached at alexander@techgalaxy.net.
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