oshi.hardware

Interface ComputerSystem

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComputerSystem

public interface ComputerSystem
extends Serializable

The ComputerSystem represents the physical hardware, of a computer system/product and includes BIOS/firmware and a motherboard, logic board, etc.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Baseboard	getBaseboard() Get the computer system baseboard/motherboard.
Firmware	getFirmware() Get the computer system firmware/BIOS.
String	getManufacturer() Get the computer system manufacturer.
String	getModel() Get the computer system model.
String	getSerialNumber() Get the computer system serial number, if available.

Method Detail

getManufacturer

String getManufacturer()

Get the computer system manufacturer.

Returns:

The manufacturer.

getModel

String getModel()

Get the computer system model.

Returns:

The model.

getSerialNumber

String getSerialNumber()

Get the computer system serial number, if available.

Performs a best-effort attempt to retrieve a unique serial number from the computer system. This may originate from the baseboard, BIOS, processor, hardware UUID, etc.

This value is provided for information only. Caution should be exercised if using this result to "fingerprint" a system for licensing or other purposes, as the result may change based on program permissions or installation of software packages. Specifically, on Linux and FreeBSD, this requires either root permissions, or installation of the (deprecated) HAL library (lshal command). Linux also attempts to read the dmi/id serial number files in sysfs, which are read-only root by default but may have permissions altered by the user.

Returns:

the System Serial Number, if available, otherwise returns "unknown"

getFirmware

Firmware getFirmware()

Get the computer system firmware/BIOS.

Returns:

A Firmware object for this system

getBaseboard

Baseboard getBaseboard()

Get the computer system baseboard/motherboard.

Returns:

A Baseboard object for this system