command line job

[shodge37]

i am admittedly NOT a command line expert.

i need to schedule a monthly job that will do 3 things:

1. get system info from our 6 servers (all windows 2000 server)
2. get a list of running services on each server
3. direct the output to a text file which is sent to me

so my questions are - can this be done? and if so, how?

TIA - i know for you cmd experts this is a no-brainer

(i replied with another question after a couple replies)

 

[Markbnj]

VBScript plus WSH plus WMI. Here's a link to get you started.

http://www.microsoft.com/techn...wsh_qlcc.mspx?mfr=true

 

[KLin]

http://www.microsoft.com/resou...ew_tools.mspx?mfr=true

systeminfo and sc are the command line tools you want to use.

 

[Drakkon]

1. systeminfo - http://www.microsoft.com/resou...s/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true
2. sc - http://www.microsoft.com/resou...s/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true
3. after each command put ">> log.txt" - this will output to a text file (this can be on a remote drive...)

as far getting it sent to you...well that would require an email server and likely an external program so no help for ya there
and running it monthly - put the commands in a .bat file and make a "scheduled task" for it

 

[shodge37]

thanks, guys. i was looking at all those links you sent and then i tried to run just systeminfo from my command line. i got

ERROR: Class not registered

For some reason, the laptop they gave me here is installed with Windows XP Media Center Edition and doesn't appear to have all the command line tools that XP Pro has. Do you know how I could get the rest of those tools so that I can use them? I've been searching and searching Microsoft, but can't seem to find what I'm looking for.

TIA

 

[KLin]

You have a work laptop with XP media center installed on it?

 

[shodge37]

Originally posted by: KLin
You have a work laptop with XP media center installed on it?

yes <sigh>

it's one of the ones with a built in cam and some other funky stuff, and i guess it came with Media. i havent been here long enough to say "hey, thanks for the brand new laptop, but i'm gonna reinstall Windows". I think I'll put Vista on it when I do, tho.

anyway, does anyone know how i can get those commands for my cmd line in the Media edition?