Get remote HP Server serial and product number

Couple of quick powershell commands will get you what you need:

Product number
gwmi win32_ComputerSystem | select OEMStringArray

Serial number
gwmi win32_bios | select SerialNumber 

New switch upgrade? Need fibre GBICs

HP ProCurve Switch 2824 - Switch - 24 ports - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN - 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T + 4 x mini-GBIC (empty)

The HP 24-port ProCurve Switch 2824 with 20 10/100/1000 ports has 4 dual-personality ports for 10/100/1000 or mini-GBIC connectivity.

Ideal for medium to large networks, the Switch 2824 cost-effectively offer the maximum in bandwidth performance with 10 times the speed of 100 Mbit switches. Migrating to Gigabit switches will allow you to take full advantage of your existing high-performance, Gigabit-enabled PCs, laptops, and servers - and see noticeably improved application response and file transfer times. By implementing the Switch 2824, you will seamlessly protect your existing network investment while preparing for future growth.

Product : HP ProCurve Switch 2824 - Switch - 24 ports - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN - 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T + 4 x mini-GBIC (empty)

Buy Price: £845.00

Mfr Code : J4903A

Alternatively 2810, still stackable and layer 2 as well, code is J9021A, cheaper at about £559

Or 2510 gigabit version, identical specifications as the 2810 but about £360, code is J9279A, not stackable though, but used as dual connectivity with MPIO iSCSI SAN it wouldn't matter!

Handy HP Part numbers for ordering

437502-B21
HP BLc3000 Single-Phase Enclosure w/2 Power Supplies and 4 Fans w/8 Insight Control Environment Trial Licenses - Rack-mountable - power supply £1,902.96

UH311E
Electronic HP Care Pack 4-Hour 24x7 Same Day Hardware Support - Extended service agreement - parts and labour - 3 years - on-site - 24 hours a day / 7 days a week - 4 h £483.84

410917-B21
HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch - Switch - 16 ports - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN - 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T 5x10/100/1000Base-T(uplink) - plug-in module £685.00

406740-B21
HP 1Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module - Expansion module - Gigabit EN - 1000Base-TX - 16 ports £399.00

437572-B21
HP - Power supply - redundant - 1.2 kW £128.00

412140-B21
HP Active Cool Fan - Fan unit £69.00


AK502A
HP ProLiant BL460c - Blade - 2-way - 1 x Quad-Core Xeon E5440 / 2.83 GHz - RAM 4 GB - hot-swap 2.5" - no HDD - Gigabit Ethernet - Monitor : none £1,006.49

431958-B21 & 432320-001
HP Single Port - Hard drive - 146 GB - hot-swap - 2.5" - SAS - 10000 rpm £130.00

397413-B21
HP - Memory - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB ) - FB-DIMM 240-pin - DDR2 - 667 MHz / PC2-5300 - Fully Buffered - ECC

UK066E
Electronic HP Care Pack 4-Hour 24x7 Same Day Hardware Support - Extended service agreement - parts and labour - 3 years - on-site - 24 hours a day / 7 days a week - 4 h £245.25

445978-B21
HP NC360m Dual Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter - Network adapter - PCI Express x4 - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN - 2 ports £165.00

406771-B21
HP NC326m PCI Express Dual Port 1Gb Server Adapter - Network adapter - PCI Express x4 - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN - 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T - 2 ports £105.00

378343-002
HP/Compaq SFF Small Form Factor 2.5inch SATA / SAS drive Tray / Caddy

BL460c
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12518_div/12518_div.html

HP SAS Enterprise and SAS Midline Hard Drives
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12244_div/12244_div.html