Bolster disaster recovery documentation in Windows Server 2003
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:47 AM
An important part of any organization's disaster recovery plan is the documentation phase, which continues throughout the life of the infrastructure. Keeping information current can be difficult and time-consuming if you do it manually. However, outdated or inaccurate information can definitely hinder your recovery efforts in the event of a disaster.
To help ease the administrative burden, Microsoft offers the System Information utility. This tool outlines all of the important details of a server, including the server name, operating system version, role (e.g., member server, domain controller, etc.), registered owner, installation date, system uptime, hardware manufacturer and model, number and type of processors, present and available RAM, disk space, network adapter information, and a list of installed hot fixes.
To use this utility, enter systeminfo at the command prompt. To obtain information about a remote server, enter systeminfo /S <SystemName>. If you want the system to place the results in a .csv file rather than display them, enter systeminfo /FO CSV.
Here's an example:
C:\>systeminfo
Host
Name: WSBE
OS
Name: Microsoft(R)
Windows(R) Server 2003 for Small Business Server
OS
Version: 5.2.3790
Build 3790
OS
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Corporation
OS
Configuration: Primary
Domain Controller
OS Build
Type: Uniprocessor
Free
Registered
Owner: Snoopy
Registered Organization: Doghouse
Product
ID:
75137-005-9669784-43523
Original Install Date: 7/14/2004,
9:42:16 PM
System Up
Time: 13
Days, 19 Hours, 42 Minutes, 50 Seconds
System
Manufacturer: VMware,
Inc.
System
Model: VMware
Virtual Platform
System
Type: X86-based
PC
Processor(s): 1
Processor(s) Installed.
[01]:
x86 Family 6 Model 9 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1 598 Mhz
BIOS
Version: PTLTD -
6040000
Windows
Directory: C:\WINDOWS
System
Directory:
C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot
Device:
\Device\HarddiskVolume1
System
Locale: en-us;English
(United States)
Input
Locale: en-us;English
(United States)
Time
Zone: (GMT-05:00)
Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Total Physical Memory: 383 MB
Available Physical Memory: 85 MB
Page File: Max
Size: 1,119 MB
Page File: Available: 432
MB
Page File: In
Use: 687
MB
Page File Location(s):
C:\pagefile.sys
Domain: example.local
Logon
Server: \\WSBE
Hotfix(s): 33
Hotfix(s) Installed.
[17]:
Q147222
[18]:
KB819696 - Update
[19]:
KB822132 - Update
[20]:
KB822742 - Update
[21]:
KB822743 - Update
[22]:
KB822744 - Update
[23]:
KB822745 - Update
[24]:
KB822925 - Update
[25]:
KB823559 - Update
[26]:
KB823980 - Update
[27]:
KB824073 - Update
[28]:
KB824105 - Update
[29]:
KB824139 - Update
[30]:
KB824146 - Update
[31]:
KB825117 - Update
[32]:
KB826238 - Update
[33]:
KB826936 - Update
Network
Card(s): 1
NIC(s) Installed.
[01]:
AMD PCNET Family PCI Ethernet Adapter
Connection Name: Server Local Area Connection
DHCP
Enabled: No
IP
address(es)
[01]:
192.168.126.129
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