Collect systeminfo of different systems automatically

Question

We have a number of systems of which we want to collect the system information using a tool like systeminfo. We are thinking about starting it together with the system so whenever a hardware component was changed and the system is started systeminfo updates the information for this system on a central system. Does that make sense to collect the information using systeminfo and sending it to a server or is there a better option (e.g. collecting system information from a remote computer)?

Answer 1

While SystemInfo also supports connecting to remote systems, I suggest using something more flexible and powerful like Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) instead. Here are some useful links to get you started:

• Connecting to WMI on a Remote Computer (Windows)

• Example: Getting WMI Data from a Remote Computer (Windows)

• Connecting to WMI on a Remote Computer by Using Windows PowerShell (Windows)

• Powershell PC Info Script (WMI)

• WMI Queries

• WMI Code Creator

• Collecting Remote System Information With WMI

  

• Retrieving hardware information with WMI