Identify the Node Serial Number

The serial number associated with the node can be identified using one of the following methods:

Method 1

When you power on the nodes, the serial number is displayed as the Hostname as shown in the following sample image:

Method 2

You can also use one of the following commands to identify the serial number:

# ipmitool fru

The resulting output will display the Product Serial number as shown in the following sample:

 FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0)
 Chassis Type          : Other
 Chassis Part Number   : CSE-829HTS-R1K62LPBP
 Chassis Serial        : C8290FG28A60133
 Board Mfg Date        : Tue Jan 21 15:23:00 2020
 Board Mfg             : Supermicro
 Board Product         : X11DPH-T
 Board Serial          : WM201S008037
 Board Part Number     : X11DPH-T
 Product Manufacturer  : Supermicro
 Product Part Number   : SSG-6029P-E1CR16T
 Product Serial        : S287123X0420826

Alternatively, you can use the following generic command to identify the node serial number:

# dmidecode -t system | grep Serial
        Serial Number: S287123X0420826