topic Re: OS version. in Operating System - HP-UX

OS version.

aditi_2 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:29:18 GMT

Hi,
I installed HP-UX 11.23 IA on an HP integrity rx4640 and have also installed HP-UX 11.23 PI on IPF machine(Hp Integrity rx1600).

Typing uname -a on both the server terminals display the same information "HP-UX 11.23 ia64", no information is given as to if it is a IA or a PI. Is there any option to distinguish between the two.

Re: OS version.

Biswajit Tripathy — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:38:24 GMT

Since both the machines print "HP-UX 11.23 ia64",
both the machines are IA machines.

Another way to confirm is "model" command.

On IA box:

$ model
ia64 hp server rx5670

On PA box (A class):

$ model
9000/800/A500-5X

- Biswajit

Re: OS version.

Biswajit Tripathy — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:46:27 GMT

Another command that's available only on IA boxes
is "machinfo". This command displays CPU, platform,
firmware, OS information. Note that this command
is not available on PA boxes.

- Biswajit

Re: OS version.

aditi_2 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:04:40 GMT

I do not need info on the model or the product; but i need the info on the version OS type i.e if it is a 11.23 IA or an 11.23 PI(on IPF) box.

Re: OS version.

Biswajit Tripathy — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:09:59 GMT

Well.. you can't install HP-UX 11.23 meant for IA box
on a machine whose architecture is PA, can you?
Both your machines, rx4640 and rx1600 are itanium,
so the HP-UX installed on it has to be 11.23 IA. This
is shown on your uname -a output (ia64 stands for
64bit itanium).

- Biswajit

Re: OS version.

Amit Agarwal_1 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:15:49 GMT

You can do:

$ what /usr/bin/ls

If it shows 11.23.0409, that means it is PI is installed.

If it shows 11.23LR, that means it is IA LR box.

Re: OS version.

Biswajit Tripathy — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:23:19 GMT

Aditi,
I might have misunderstood your question. If you
want to findout your OS is 11.23 or 11.23PI, then
here is how you do it.

# swlist | grep HPUXBaseAux

If it prints B.11.23, it's 11.23 original (IA only)
release. If it prints B.11.23.0409, then it's 11.23
Sept 04 release (aka 11.23PI).

Also, 11.23PI supports both Itanium and PA-RISC,
whereas 11.23 supports only Itanium.

Hope this is clear. Sorry about confusion.

- Biswajit