Client Management Suite

Any ideas on how to get the Lenovo model number.  Inventory is showing a rather inconsistent set of model numbers for Lenovo computers.

Hi,

Unfortunately, if you mean a 'human readable' model number you'll have to do a lookup table yourself. Lenovo do not store the human form in the BIOS, and store instead just the type number.

Lenovo say that this is OK because you can just write a script to take the first four digits of the machine type and equate this to a model for IT Admin needs. Lenovo don't help though as they don't provide a definitive file for this purpose.

In my opinion, it's barking mad as they store the machine type TWICE in the BIOS.  But they won't be swayed.

If you buy lots of Lenovo machines and have an custom BIOS service with them, one option which I've been told is possible is to have Lenovo store the 'human readable' form in the model field, and the machine type in the 'product' field. That way, Lenovo would be in line with everyone else and your inventory would look nice..

Thanks for the info!  I'm looking for the type number which doesn't come through inventory.  Looking like I need a custom inventory to read the Win32_ComputerSystemProperty class.

Are you sure the type number isn't coming through? It certainly does for our Lenovos and we are also using v7.5 of the Symantec Management Platform. Where are you looking?

I was able to get the serial number  pulled through AeX AC Identification].[Hardware Serial Number] and the model/type using Agent Plugin Inventory].[ProductName]

Try these 2 codes..

select *
from vHWComputerSystem
where model like '%thinkcentre%'

select *
from vHWComputerSystem
where Manufacturer like 'lenovo'

oh also some will always be alpha-numeric so you can modify your report... as I have done here...

with the case statement...
 

select Distinct Model, count(model) as 'Count',
    Case      
        when [Model] IN('10A8S0CP00') then 'Lenovo M93-SFF' 
        when [Model] IN('10A6S06F00','10A6S0A90V') then 'Lenovo M93-CMT' 
        when [Model] IN('10AAS0K000','10AAS0K001') then 'Lenovo M93-TINY' 
        when [Model] IN('1952bh2') then 'Lenovo ThinkPad T60'
        when [Model] IN('3093bf7') then 'Lenovo Thinkpad X201'
        when [Model] IN('34371b0') then 'Lenovo ThinkPad X230'
        when [Model] IN('32273W9','3227AM8') then 'Lenovo M92-SFF' 
        when [Model] IN('7033H29') then 'Lenovo M91-SFF' 
        when [Model] IN('6138ar7') then 'Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p'
        when [Model] IN('2992E5U','32282Y2','32283C5','3228AD5','3228AD6') then 'Lenovo M92-CMT' 
    Else [Model]
    End as 'Model'
from vHWComputerSystem
where Manufacturer like 'lenovo'
Group by Model

FYI it appears that going to Altiris 7.6HF7 BROKE this... 

we now have had a need and this information is broke.

our m93 tiny's are now just reporting ThinkCentre M93p UGHHHHHHHHHHHH

To get the model there are three fields in a BIOS. Inventory checks win32_Computersystem.model and baseboard.product. LENOVO Stores a readable Name in win32_computersystemproduct.version.

Give it a try

Wmic Computersystem get model

Wmic baseboard get product

And

Wmic csproduct get Version

You will see the real model with the last command.

I would suggest a custom inventory

^^^ so my real question is...

Did something change? I have reports that are not good anymore and need to figure this out. We do hardware refresh by model number and also we had a need where i was asked to provide what all of our tineys are doing as we have a new site opening and they want to know to be able to decide where they can be used. I had it setup where I could report on that but now I dont have a way. I am going to discuss with my team about making a custom inventory. The tough thing is simple... Did it change and if so why. We had a table that was in NS6 that when we went to NS7 changed. The table existed but the wmi call inventoried different things that what we were used to and what we were used to actually is what we needed so another custom inventory was created...

Hmm, i would say Lenovo change the location where they store the real name and inventory does not read from yet.

Symantec stated that they made the change. Customers called in and said they did not want to see the model number. What is confusing to me is the information they replaced it with already exists in a different row so they theoretically just populated it twice. Now I lost the information of what existed all together.