Is it possible to 'talk' to servers in a Windows intranet and pull information? (.Net 4.0)

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Is it possible to 'talk' to servers in a Windows intranet and pull information? (.Net 4.0)

I am attempting to make a program that will pull data such as OS, IP, Server Name, Websites, Databases, etc. in a server farm. Is there a .Net library that allows you to connect to servers and get information such as this with the proper authentication? I do not really know where to start, thank you.

Most of the servers are 2003 standard/enterprise both x86 and x64.

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Won't you need to know the server name or IP address before hand to connect to the server to get the rest of the info?

AndyC 2010-06-01 10:54:40

Yes, I already have those... :P

naspinski 2010-06-01 14:33:37

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Yes it's called WMI (Windows management and instrumentation). Here is a link to use WMI in .net.

SDX2000 2010-06-01 11:01:18

+1 Good answer. Found this SO question if OP is going to use this with Mono; http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1003355/the-mono-net-framework-and-wmi

Patrick 2010-06-01 11:38:18

fantastic! This is *exactly* what I need

naspinski 2010-06-01 14:41:32

@Patrick thanks for the link it's an interesting read.

SDX2000 2010-06-02 10:46:40

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