Here's a question that many a CIO is likely to ask and not many IT pros will be able to (easily) answer: "When was this server installed?"

As TechRepublic's Rick Vanover notes, "Determining when a server was built can be tricky because administrators may have cleared out the event and system logs, or they may have rolled over due to size limits."

Okay, so what's the solution? All you need is a command line and the following syntax:

systeminfo | find /i "install date"

Vanover also provides the equivalent command for PowerShell users. It's worth noting that this tip works for individual systems as well, not just servers. Nice little addition to the IT pro's bag of tricks.

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