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How can I get remote system hardware information using WMI -( Windows Management Instrumentation) from python script
To retrieve remote system hardware information using WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) from a Python script, you can use the wmi
module. Here's an example that demonstrates how to connect to a remote system and retrieve hardware information:
pythonimport wmi
# Define the remote system's IP address or hostname
remote_system = '192.168.1.100'
# Connect to the remote system using WMI
connection = wmi.WMI(remote_system)
# Retrieve hardware information using WMI queries
query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor"
processors = connection.query(query)
for processor in processors:
print('Processor:', processor.Name)
query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_PhysicalMemory"
memory_modules = connection.query(query)
for memory in memory_modules:
print('Memory:', memory.Capacity)
query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk WHERE DriveType=3"
disks = connection.query(query)
for disk in disks:
print('Disk:', disk.Caption, disk.Size)
# Close the WMI connection
connection = None
In this example, the wmi
module is used to establish a connection to the remote system specified by the IP address or hostname. WMI queries are then executed to retrieve hardware information. The example demonstrates querying the Win32_Processor
class for processor information, the Win32_PhysicalMemory
class for memory information, and the Win32_LogicalDisk
class for disk information. You can modify the queries and retrieve additional hardware information as needed.
Make sure you have the wmi
module installed by running pip install wmi
before executing the script.
Note: To connect to a remote system using WMI, you'll need appropriate access permissions and credentials on the remote system. Additionally, ensure that the necessary network connectivity is established between the local and remote systems.