Nice find Phil, I have never considered that VMware would be listed there.

-Troy



-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:14 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Server naming - virtual vs physical

WMI will do it.

This article will help (beware of line wrap):

http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/97188/how-can-i-create-a-wmi-filter-for-only-certain-computer-makes.html

Servers running on VMware will list the computer manufacturer as
"VMware, Inc.".

David Lum wrote:
> Mostly, unless you're involved with asset tracking and warranties...and
> thanks for the answers. If you have 500 servers and are asked to list
> only the physical ones (for warranty and asset tracking), how do you
> guys handle that? AD dump with a compare of a VM list?

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Phil Brutsche
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