diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory b/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
index eeaba71e..68d999b3 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import optparse
 import os
+import re
 import signal
 import sys
 
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
+filters = []
+
 
 def pretty(text):
     if text == 'pcislot':
@@ -76,6 +79,8 @@ def printerror(res, node=None):
             exitcode = 1
 
 
+url = '/noderange/{0}/inventory/hardware/all/all'
+
 argparser = optparse.OptionParser(usage="Usage: %prog <noderange>")
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
 try:
@@ -83,12 +88,26 @@ try:
 except IndexError:
     argparser.print_help()
     sys.exit(1)
-if len(args) > 1 and args[1] == 'firm':
-    os.execlp('nodefirmware', 'nodefirmware', noderange)
+if len(args) > 1:
+    if args[1] == 'firm':
+        os.execlp('nodefirmware', 'nodefirmware', noderange)
+    else:
+        url = '/noderange/{0}/inventory/hardware/all/system'
+        for arg in args:
+            for arg in arg.split(','):
+                if arg == 'serial':
+                    filters.append(re.compile('serial number'))
+                elif arg == 'model':
+                    filters.append(re.compile('^model'))
+                    filters.append(re.compile('product name'))
+                elif arg == 'uuid':
+                    filters.append(re.compile('uuid'))
+                elif arg == 'mac':
+                    filters.append(re.compile('mac address'))
+                    url = '/noderange/{0}/inventory/hardware/all/all'
 try:
     session = client.Command()
-    for res in session.read('/noderange/{0}/inventory/hardware/all/all'.format(
-            noderange)):
+    for res in session.read(url.format(noderange)):
         printerror(res)
         if 'databynode' not in res:
             continue
@@ -99,7 +118,8 @@ try:
             for inv in res['databynode'][node]['inventory']:
                 prefix = inv['name']
                 if not inv['present']:
-                    print '{0}: {1}: Not Present'.format(node, prefix)
+                    if not filters:
+                        print '{0}: {1}: Not Present'.format(node, prefix)
                     continue
                 info = inv['information']
                 info.pop('board_extra', None)
@@ -107,9 +127,16 @@ try:
                 info.pop('chassis_extra', None)
                 info.pop('product_extra', None)
                 if 'memory_type' in info:
-                    print_mem_info(node, prefix, info)
+                    if not filters:
+                        print_mem_info(node, prefix, info)
                     continue
                 for datum in info:
+                    if filters:
+                        for filter in filters:
+                            if filter.match(datum.lower()):
+                                break
+                        else:
+                            continue
                     if info[datum] is None:
                         continue
                     print(u'{0}: {1} {2}: {3}'.format(node, prefix,