remotely check amount of RAM on a computer using command line

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How would I remotely check the amount of RAM on a computer using command line? (Windows XP and/or windows server 2003)

Although _cmd_ could just be short for _command_ or _command line_, which could be anything. — Stefan Lasiewski, Jan 11 '12 at 19:23
windows xp and/or server 2003. I just forgot to post it, I'm so use to working with windows products. Also, I tagged cmd. Thanks Stefan for pointing that out. — Patrick, Jan 11 '12 at 20:49

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:14

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Requires XP or later system: wmic memphysical list full, also wmic memorychip list full might provide you with some info you are looking for.

answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:14

Tim

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+1 -- the second command listed under the `capacity` line. – Jeff Ferland Jan 11 '12 at 19:16
On XP I had to query "memlogical", and get the "TotalPhysicalMemory" value. "memorychip" doesn't seem to exist on XP. – David Dec 15 '12 at 00:37

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:22

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systeminfo /s:hostname will give you some basic memory statics if WMI isn't available on a remote machine:

C:\>systeminfo /s:hostname

...

Total Physical Memory:     3,062 MB
Available Physical Memory: 2,116 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size:  2,048 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 1,996 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use:    52 MB
Page File Location(s):     C:\pagefile.sys

answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:22

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does this really work if wmi is non functional on the remote device? – tony roth Jan 11 '12 at 19:47
If I stop the Windows Management Instrumentation service on my Windows XP machine I can still run systeminfo against it successfully. Perhaps my test isn't good enough? – Jan 12 '12 at 02:00

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 24 '12 at 16:56

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To limit it to the Total Physical Memory and Available memory, you may use:

systeminfo /s:hostname | findstr "Physical"

edited Sep 24 '12 at 16:56

Scott Pack

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answered Sep 19 '12 at 23:51

Nathan

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:19

If you have access to PowerShell (it only needs to be installed on a single workstation to run this from) you can do something like:

$computer = ComputerNameGoesHere
get-wmiobject Win32_ComputerSystem -computer $computer | 
select @{name="TotalPhysicalMemory(MB)";expression={($_.TotalPhysicalMemory/1mb)}}

You would need to either run the script as someone that can run WMI queries on remote machines (usually administrator) or work Get-Credential and -credential in there.

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:24

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Here's a simple one:

run command line as administrative account (if in a domain)

SYSTEMINFO /S computername

There's all kinds of info including "Total Physical Memory:"

If you need to specify the user:

SYSTEMINFO /S system /U user

answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:24

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:08

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tasklist /s <system> /u <username> /p <password> for current usage systeminfo /s <system> /u <username> /p <password> for specs on system including ram.

answered Jan 11 '12 at 19:08

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remotely check amount of RAM on a computer using command line

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