Easier way to get mac address for new machines
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That is exactly it. So far working with them has not been pleasant. Turning on PXE boot for example did not go well. When I went to boot kamp with Colson, he mentioned getting our own switch environment outside of their control and doing what you're talking about essentially. But I will put in a help ticket and see what they say. The other factor is the fact that we have brocade equipment and everyone else is on cisco. So they don't have as much knowledge on our equipment. So simple tasks have a tendency to break our world. That coupled with turnover and key people being transferred out of that group. It's a challenge to say the least. - five. 7 years ago
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You may need to escalate up the chain of command. Make your argument based on how many hours it would take to collect all of the necessary data manually compared to the time it would take to setup the VLAN (which only needs to be once, whereas you need to collect data for all new machines). You should also be able to make a case for a more efficient workflow that will save time and increase your productivity. - chucksteel 7 years ago
LOM Mac is the mac address of the machine.......You don't have to boot into windows to get the MAC.
If you don't have them on a sticker...... I don't see how else you will get the Macs without turning each one on.
You could turn them on, assign an ip to each machine and......
Run the ARP -a command against the IP address to get the MAC. (which is even more stressful....)
OR
There are scripts for getting macs from a list of machines on a subnet........
but still you would have to turn on...set ip and subnet....connect to a network......(still needs some work!!)
here are a few links you could look into....
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Get-MAC-address-of-12de056a
http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/how-can-i-get-list-mac-ip-addresses-network
