Carl, I know that's true in Windows...but I seem to remember it being different in some os's...particularly Solaris...but I'm unsure about Linux....
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:30 AM, Carl Wilson <carlbwil...@gmail.com> wrote: > ** > > Hi,**** > > The Host ID is the MAC Address of the main network card in the target > system (minus any "-" separators).**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > **** > > Kind Regards,**** > > **** > > *Carl Wilson***** > > ** ** > > http://www.missingpiecessoftware.com/ **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Hicox > *Sent:* 10 September 2013 14:28 > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* HostID for ITSM preconfigured stack install?**** > > ** ** > > ** **** > > Everyone,**** > > ** ** > > I apologize in advance, this may be a dumb question that's answered in the > install docs, but dang if I can find it this morning.**** > > ** ** > > The long and short of it: I want to set up a quick ITSM install and poke > around / evaluate / get an idea what I'm in for. I've > downloaded BMCRemedyITSMSuitePreconfiguredStack8.1.00.Linux.tar.gz, which > just appears to be an ARServer/Midtier plus all the ITSM bits. Cool.**** > > ** ** > > So I set up a DB, set up a VM make sure it's got all the Linux bits that > it needs and plenty of disk space, fire up the installer, and it asks for a > license key. Presumably because there is *so much* data in the ITSM > install, it violates the "no more than 10k records" condition of a > demo-licensed arserver.**** > > ** ** > > Cool, cool. I can go get an eval license off the BMC site.**** > > But I need the Host-ID.**** > > ** ** > > The only place I know to get the Host-ID is off the arserver license > dialog.**** > > Which I don't have. Because I don't have an arserver yet!**** > > ** ** > > And while I *could* go on … install the arserver, get the hostID, go get > my eval license, then come back and install the rest of ITSM, it seems like > it'd be awful nice to be able to use this all-in-one installer and get it > over with all in one go.**** > > ** ** > > Does anyone know a way to get the host-id off a system *before* you put > up an arserver?**** > > ** ** > > thanks,**** > > ** ** > > -Andy**** > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ **** > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
