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Dear All Respected People,
I want to get know about my working Clients Configuration, OS, Hardware configuration over the network. As i have more than 200 clients so it makes me difficult to get into 200 rooms for checking the configuration.

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For : two practical, proven tracks exist for a 200+ domain environment — agentless domain queries for a fast one-off or periodic snapshot, and a managed inventory system for continuous, reportable data. pointed to an inventory product option; noted the domain-login/script route. Below are concrete, safe steps and small examples to bridge those suggestions.

Agentless Windows (quick, no-install):

  • Prereqs: a domain account with local admin rights on targets, WinRM or WMI allowed remotely, firewall rules/GPO adjusted, and the ActiveDirectory PowerShell module where needed.
  • Pilot the workflow on a small OU first, verify Test-WSMan and firewall behavior, then collect in batches to avoid network spikes.

Example PowerShell pattern (run from a management host with AD module and appropriate rights):

Import-Module ActiveDirectory

$computers = Get-ADComputer -Filter {OperatingSystem -Like "*Windows*"} | Select -ExpandProperty Name

$results = foreach ($c in $computers) {
  try {
    $os = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem -ComputerName $c
    $cs = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName $c
    [PSCustomObject]@{
      Computer = $c
      OS = $os.Caption
      Version = $os.Version
      Manufacturer = $cs.Manufacturer
      Model = $cs.Model
      RAM_GB = [math]::Round($cs.TotalPhysicalMemory/1GB,2)
      LastBoot = $os.LastBootUpTime
    }
  } catch {
    [PSCustomObject]@{Computer = $c; Error = $_.Exception.Message}
  }
}

$results | Export-Csv C:\inventory\clients.csv -NoTypeInformation

Managed / agent-based (recommended for ongoing tracking):

  • Consider a configuration-management/inventory product for continuous collection, reporting, and patch data. Agents give deeper application/patch visibility; agentless is lighter but can miss some details.
  • Schedule regular exports to CSV/DB, and keep an audit trail for changes.

Linux / mixed environments:

  • Use SSH-based tools or configuration managers. Ansible’s fact-gathering is a simple, reliable choice:
ansible all -m setup -i inventory.ini --tree /tmp/facts

Notes and cautions:

  • Start with a pilot, document GPO/permission changes, watch antivirus or endpoint protection (can block remote queries), and respect privacy/policy when harvesting user-installed software lists. Export data to a central store and automate periodic runs so the inventory stays useful rather than stale.

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Member Avatar for Oxiegen

Take a look at SpiceWorks.

It's an inventory system that can collect information about IT hardware remotely.
Though it also has a "client" agent that can be installed on your users computers for deep and detailed information, basic info can be retrieved without it using only system queries and WMI across the network.

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Hello,

if you have access to all of the systems with a domain login it is really easy.

Windows OS
You can use powershell to get systems information from other Windows systems. This will depend on what OS is on the systems and can be tricky.

This is what I use: There is a utility called psinfo from sysinternals that is part of the sysinternals free software package. It is also listed now as a microsoft tool and can be downloaded as part of pstools from their web site. It will pull OS info including Service Packs and patches installed and even list applications installed and is very detailed.

Linux OS
If you are dealing with Linux systems then you will need a script to pull the data via ssh or rsh from each of the servers.

All pf these methods are free and use software under public license.

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