Get server hardware details for ubuntu server

lshw

I have found lshw to be an invaluable resource in gathering hardware information that is otherwise difficult to gather without cracking the servers case (BIOS version, Motherboard model number, which slots of RAM are populated, etc)

A good writeup/overview of lshw can be found here

quick and dirty way:

cat /proc/meminfo

cat /proc/cpuinfo

• lshw
• lspci
• lsusb
• lsscsi
• dmidecode