How to identify a server?

[seth vidal]

On Mon, 2008-03-03 at 17:23 +0100, Marcus Franke wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Ive got an older machine at the data center and am trying
> to identify the given modell. I suspect it to be a PE1750,
> but am not sure.
> 
> Is there a tool to extract the service tag and stuff without
> having to install OMSA? That particular server once was
> used with redhat network and the rhn software could identify
> these values.
> 

run dmidecode and look at the output

it'll be pretty clear, I think.

-sv