Can I change the serial-number from `dmidecode -t 3` output?

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Issue

  • We can check the serial number from following command:
[root@soab01q log]# dmidecode -t 3
# dmidecode 2.10
SMBIOS 2.3 present.

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes
Chassis Information
        Manufacturer: Sun Microsystems
        Type: Rack Mount Chassis
        Lock: Not Present
        Version:
        Serial Number: 0000000-0000000000        <=======
        Asset Tag:
        Boot-up State: Safe
        Power Supply State: Safe
        Thermal State: Safe
        Security Status: None
        OEM Information: 0x00000000
  • Can we change this serial number shown in dmidecode output?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5

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