how to query client OS type using nsradmin

You can even do this remotely from the NW server:

C:\>nsradmin -p nsrexec -s

NetWorker administration program.

Use the "help" command for help.

nsradmin>

nsradmin> . type: NSRLA; name:

Current query set

nsradmin>

nsradmin> show OS

nsradmin>

nsradmin> p

                          OS: Windows Server 2012 6.2;

nsradmin>

nsradmin> q

C:\>

Good luck

To query OS type of current client:

Run the following command on the current client:

nsradmin –p nsrexec –s
. type: NSRLA; name: ;
show client OS type
p

To query OS types of all clients:

Run the following command on the NetWorker server:

nsradmin
. type: nsr client
show client OS type
p

You might also want the client name, too

nsradmin
. type: nsr client
show client OS type;name
p

Brian

To clarify things a little, the Networker client gathers up various pieces of data about the client (including OS version) which it stores in {installpath}|nsr|res|nsrladb folders; when the server runs a backup with that client some of this data will be sent back to the resources database on the backup server (if you have just created a client in NMC these fields will not be populated until a backup occurs).

You can access the client-side nsrladb resource with:

nsradmin -p 390113 -s clientname

nsradmin -p nsrexec -s clientname

If you leave off the -s clientname it will look at the resources of the local machine which if you are on the backup server will be an nsrla resource specific to the server so bear that in mind.

At the nsradmin prompt query type NSRLA and look for client OS type field (there is also a field called OS and it seems that for different OS type/Networker version combinations either/or each of these fields will be populated).

. type:NSRLA

show OS;client OS type

print

You can also do this on the backup server resources if you have had backups with this client:

nsradmin -s servername (can be ran from any Networker client)

. type:NSR client;name:clientname

show name;client OS type

print

Hi Thread Starter,

Do these suggestions work for you?

Regards,

Tim

Hi Tim,

many thanks for all the answers and suggestions!

Unfortunately, if I direct the request to the server it will not show any details about the OS but:

      client OS type: Windows NT Server on Intel;

I'd like to find out if a client has Windows 2012, 2008 or 2003 installed. It seems that the server don't know about the version details. I'm wondering how the Client Configuration Wizard knows it?

I'd highly appreciate if one knows a way to query the OS version details from the servers' database.

Best regards

Christian

Of course NetWorker is not Windows.

If you want to have it more precise let me suggest that you use powershell.

These are the core commands of a script i prepared a while ago:

$inputfile  = "D:\client_list.txt"

$outputfile  = "D:\all_windows_client_os_list.txt"

$clients    = Get-content $inputfile

#

touch($outputfile)

#

ForEach($I in $clients)

{

  if ($I -like "*-4*") {} else

  {

    $OS = (Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem -Comp $I ).Caption

    $out = $I + " : " + $OS

    out-file -encoding ascii -filepath $outputfile -inputobject $out -append

  }

}

So with the input file ...

D:\>more all_clients.txt
client-1

client-2

client-3

D:\>

... you might receive an output file like this:

D:\>more all_windows_client_os_list.txt
client-1 : Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Standard Edition
client-2 : Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
client-3 : Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard

D:\>

Good luck.

Hello,

Is there a way to get  the OS version of operating system  of all the clients. We are planning to upgrade the OS. So I wanted to get the OS version and any plugin installed on the networker client.

See Tim's answer from above:

For the NW modules, such is not so easy due to different presentations with the various versions.

Let me suggest you verify that on these clients themselves.

He can use nsrpush to get version of clients/modules and use nsradmin collected data for OS version.

i would suggest to use  "the Shell from hell" if now Software inventory is in Place :-)

nmm an nw get registered in REGISTRY for uninstaller info

thus, the following code might help you to query that:

param(

$computername = $null

)

$code = {

get-itemproperty 'hklm:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\*' |where-object { $_.DisplayName } |Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher

}

if ($computername)

{

Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $code -computerName $computername |

Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher

}

else

{

    Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $code

}

Example

If i run that from my networker server:

PS C:\Scripts> .\get-software.ps1  | where publisher -match "EMC"

DisplayName                             DisplayVersion                          Publisher

-----------                             --------------                          ---------

NetWorker Management Console Server     8.2.1                                   EMC Corporation

NetWorker                               8.2.1                                   EMC Corporation

if i run that from my networker server to query node AAGNODE1 with NMM

.\get-software.ps1 -computername aagnode1

PS C:\Scripts> .\get-software.ps1 -computername aagnode1  | where publisher -match "EMC"

DisplayName                             DisplayVersion                          Publisher

-----------                             --------------                          ---------

NetWorker Module for Microsoft          8.2.1                                   EMC Corporation

NetWorker                               8.2.1                                   EMC Corporation

Another Possibility is remotely query the  nsrpowersnap  and irccd deamons:

PS C:\Scripts> Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {get-process nsrpsd  | select ProductVersion } -ComputerName aagnode1

ProductVersion                          PSComputerName                          RunspaceId

--------------                          --------------                          ----------

8.2.1.0.Build.681                       aagnode1                                068354f5-311c-4ae0-a93f-03a7b4ac8570

Worth mentioning that those utilities are part of labbuildr :-)

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