How old is my server

If you're asked, "When was this server installed? Determining when a server was built can be tricky because administrators may have cleared out the event and system logs, or they may have rolled over due to size limits. One knee-jerk reaction to the question would be to look into Active Directory for the age of the computer account, but that may not tell the full tale.

If a Windows Server is joined to a domain with a computer account name that already exists, the date on the object in Active Directory may not be accurate. Other tricks, such as looking for file dates on the server, can be inconclusive, especially if low-level tasks have been performed on the server, including a physical-to-virtual conversion, a rebuild of the OS, or a system restore to a new piece of hardware also known as a bare metal recovery. If you are out to seek the age of this particular instance of Windows, then you need Windows tell the story.

The following command will tell you when Windows was installed:. This finds and returns one specific value from many values of a system including make, model, processor, uptime, and other values.

The systeminfo command is common across all versions of Windows Server and addresses the key issues that can make the intuitive answers unclear. This can also be done via PowerShell. Click here to learn more. Resources Announcements Email us Feedback. Log In. New Discussion. Quickest way to determine the age of a Proliant server. New Member. Hello, For a project I have to determine the age of several hundred Proliant servers.

If the server is older then 3 or 4 years depending on the number of servers the server will be replaced. Unfortunately the server purchase administration is not available for me and i'm looking for another way to determine the age of these servers. I tried using the "warranty lookup tool", but it had no useful information for me. Is there some kind of roadmap available for these older Proliant systems?

Any help will be appreciated. Kind regards, Jos Beunk Solved! All servers have a creation date, which is like their birthday. But checking it could be a little tricky. Therefore, this guide is to help you discover the age of your server, or any other server actually. Everything has a unique ID, including servers, users, and messages. If you are in the desktop app, you must activate developer mode.

Just click on user settings. Once you are inside the menu, you have to click on Appearance, which is on the menu on the left side of the interface. Scroll down until you spot the developer mode. It is the first option in the advanced section, enable it.