Summary
Sometimes it happens that the hardware type in Spider Asset is not the expected one. As this is read from the BIOS/uEFI a good starting point is to determine the ChassisType of the client computer on the machine itself.
Synopsis
Sometimes it happens that the hardware type in Spider Asset is not the expected one. As this is read from the BIOS/uEFI a good starting point is to determine the ChassisType of the client computer on the machine itself for Columbus.
Discussion
There are several methods to get to this data. We will explain two of them.
As a result you will get a number which resolves as follows:
| Byte | Value Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Other |
| 2 | Unknown |
| 3 | Desktop |
| 4 | Low Profile Desktop |
| 5 | Pizza Box |
| 6 | Mini Tower |
| 7 | Tower |
| 8 | Portable |
| 9 | Laptop |
| 10 | Notebook |
| 11 | Hand Held |
| 12 | Docking Station |
| 13 | All in One |
| 14 | Sub Notebook |
| 15 | Space-saving |
| 16 | Lunch Box |
| 17 | Main Server Chassis |
| 18 | Expansion Chassis |
| 19 | SubChassis |
| 20 | Bus Expansion Chassis |
| 21 | Peripheral Chassis |
| 22 | RAID Chassis |
| 23 | Rack Mount Chassis |
| 24 | Sealed-case PC |
| 25 | Multi-system chassis |
| 26 | Compact PCI |
| 27 | Advanced TCA |
| 28 | Blade |
| 29 | Blade Enclosure |
| 30 | Tablet |
| 31 | Convertible |
| 32 | Detachable |
| 33 | ioT Gateway |
| 34 | Embedded PC |
| 35 | Mini PC |
| 36 | Stick PC |
Reference:
https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP0134_3.1.1.pdf
Additional Information
Products
C7, LCM6
