sms: sql query to display chassis type

here's a query inspired by a post from garth jones for something sherry kissinger whipped up. this sql query basically gives you an output of all of your machines, with the type of chassis.

select  sys.name0 as 'Name', sys.manufacturer0 as 'Manufacturer', sys.model0 as 'Model',
        case enc.chassistypes0
            when 1 then 'Other'
            when 2 then 'Unknown'
            when 3 then 'Desktop'
            when 4 then 'Low Profile Desktop'
            when 5 then 'Pizza Box'
            when 6 then 'Mini Tower'
            when 7 then 'Tower'
            when 8 then 'Portable'
            when 9 then 'Laptop'
            when 10 then 'Notebook'
            when 11 then 'Hand Held'
            when 12 then 'Docking Station'
            when 13 then 'All in One'
            when 14 then 'Sub Notebook'
            when 15 then 'Space-Saving'
            when 16 then 'Lunch Box'
            when 17 then 'Main System Chassis'
            when 18 then 'Expansion Chassis'
            when 19 then 'SubChassis'
            when 20 then 'Bus Expansion Chassis'
            when 21 then 'Peripheral Chassis'
            when 22 then 'Storage Chassis'
            when 23 then 'Rack Mount Chassis'
            when 24 then 'Sealed-Case PC'
            else 'Unknown'
        End As 'Chassis'
from    v_gs_computer_system sys join
        v_gs_system_enclosure enc on sys.resourceid=enc.resourceid
order by 'Chassis'

Comments

  1. I don't get it. I can't paste this into a query. It's not the right syntax. How can I use this?

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  2. usually it's because your focus is not set to your sms database name. if it's set to master, you're going to get an error. otherwise, this is microsoft t-sql. what's the error?

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  3. I'm in the SMS Administrator Console, in the queries section. I created a new query and copied and pasted this, but got an error.

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  4. oh got it. this is a t-sql query whereas the sms admin console only accepts wql queries. i don't believe wql will accept "select case" statements so you'll have to use this in query analyzer or create a web report for it.

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  5. Thanks a lot, that was exactly i was looking for.

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  6. Hey, thanks for this sql query...I added chassis type 65(tablet) to it...looks great in reporting!

    Wouldn't it have been nice for these chassis types to be better documented? It's not exactly intuitive!

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    1. they are loosely documented on msdn... :|

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