Linux/Unix - View Hardware System Details And Serial Number

dmidecode is a tool used to collect system hardware information from SMBIOS (System Management BIOS). The tool is included in standard installation of most of the Unix/Linux based operating systems.

It comes handy to view hardware information not limited to Manufacturer, Product Name, Version, Serial Number, UUID, Wake-up Type, SKU Number & Family.

Syntax:

dmidecode -t system

Example: 

[root@Linux]# dmidecode -t system

 # dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.4 present.

Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
        Manufacturer: HP
        Product Name: ProLiant DL380 G5
        Version: Not Specified
        Serial Number: AXX00000YY
        UUID: 30000004-1111-2222-6666-888889999999
        Wake-up Type: Power Switch
        SKU Number: 414151-789
        Family: ProLiant

Handle 0x2000, DMI type 32, 11 bytes
System Boot Information
        Status: No errors detected
[root@Linux]#