Finding Windows Server is Virtual Server Or not

hi all

i have romote access of cluster has 2 nodes.

i want find out servers physically separate or  virtual mechines(like  vmware on linux).

and want know physical disks iscsi /fiberoptic connections sort of things

if can guide me, obliged..

 

thanks in advance

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snivas

i can't speak virtualization on linux or vmware esx (also linux,

a modified kernel), know hyper-v , have been sitting

hyper-v host , guest , wmi code creator:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2cc30a64-ea15-4661-8da4-55bbc145c30e&displaylang=en

 

one difference found win32_bios class, on hyper-v

host, version , biosversion properties might give away:

 

biosversion: ptltd  - 6040000,ver 1.00parttbl

version: ptltd  - 6040000

 

on guest,

 

biosversion: vrtual - 3000919,bios date: 03/19/09 22:51:32  ver:

09.00.04,bios date: 03/19/09 22:51:32  ver: 09.00.04

version: vrtual - 3000919

 

it not vary hyper-v (as processor information passed

through guest os, mostly), might able find

something in win32_processor class , name property.

 

name: intel(r) xeon(r) cpu           e5335  @ 2.00ghz

 

it may difficult find out information system volume,

but can use wmi investigate iscsi , other storage:

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff567016%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

 

something else noticed msinfo32.exe utility, on

system summary node, @ least hyper-v system model set

virtual machine while host os not:

 

host os:

system model    system product name

 

guest:

system model    virtual machine

 

this can enumerated model property of

win32_computersystem class.

 

for hosts, can microsoft-hyper-v instance of

win32_optionalfeature class,

 

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win32_optionalfeature instance

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caption: hyper-v components

description:

installdate:

installstate: 1

name: microsoft-hyper-v

status:

 

*note if installstate 2, not enabled, 3 absent,

and 4 unknown*

 

also note can explore root\virtualization namespace

possibly identify guests, see

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136992%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

 references

win32_bios:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394077%28vs.85%29.aspx

 

win32_processor:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394373%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

 

win32_optionalfeature:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee309383%28vs.85%29.aspx

 

 

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-- mike burr

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