"Machine Name" or WMI-equivalent for Linux?

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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

All,

I’m planning to propose a change to our local “Computer Manufacturer” and “Computer Model” retrieved properties so that one property works for all computers. The existing property for “Computer Model” errors out on Macs:

If (exists wmi) then (string values of selects "Model from Win32_ComputerSystem" of wmi) else ("N/A")

But works fine with a small addition:

if (mac of operating system) then (machine name) else (if (exists wmi) then (string values of selects "Model from Win32_ComputerSystem" of wmi) else ("N/A"))

I’d like to add a section that tests for “unix of operating system” with an appropriate result, but I’ve scoured the Linux inspectors docs and can’t find what I need. Any hints? How about for the “Computer Manufacturer” part as well?

  • John Straffin

Duke University

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(imported comment written by BenKus)

You might check the DMI inspectors on Linux…

Ben