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PowerFlex How to Identify the Server Service Tag or the Serial Number using CLI

Summary: This is used to identify the Service Tag (ST) or Serial Number (SN) when you are on an SSH terminal and not sure which iDRAC corresponds to it. Keep in mind that not all systems may have these commands pre-installed. You must install the required utilities or use a different method depending on your specific Linux distribution. ...

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Instructions

1. Dell Systems:

sudo dmidecode -s system-serial-number

2. HP Systems:

sudo dmidecode -t system | grep Serial

3. Lenovo Systems:

sudo get_system_info | grep "Serial number"

Remember to run these commands with superuser privileges (using sudo) because they often require elevated permissions to access hardware information.

Affected Products

PowerFlex rack, ScaleIO
Article Properties
Article Number: 000218831
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 22 May 2025
Version:  3
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