I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to access the serial number of a Dell docking station connected to a laptop through WMI. I successfully wrote a PowerShell command that retrieves the serial numbers of connected monitors using the WmiMonitorID class, but I can't seem to find a similar WMI object or property for the docking station itself. I came across 'CIM_Docked' in rootCIMV2, but that hasn't worked for me. If anyone knows the WMI solution or alternative ways to get the service tag from a Dell docking station on remote computers, I'd really appreciate it!
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I've been looking into Dell docking stations too! To get the serial number, you might need to install the Dell System Inventory Agent. I was specifically after firmware info, but it also retrieves serial numbers. Check out the guide I followed: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000126566/windows-how-to-identify-your-dell-docking-station-using-powershell. Once you get the DSIA installed, you can run this:
`gwmi -n root\dell\sysinv dell_softwareidentity | Where-Object {$_.elementname -like "*Firmware*"} | select versionstring, elementname, SerialNumber | sort elementname`
This should give you the info you need!
That worked perfectly! Thanks for the heads-up. I initially skipped that document thinking it only covered model data, but I appreciate you pointing me in the right direction!