For Hp-Ux how is the corrisponding command Solaris "hostid"?

[IT Telecom MI via Tacit]

We need the corrisponding "hostid" command for HP-UX

[Mark Grant]

Try

echo `uname -i` 16op | dc

[twang]

# uname -i

[T G Manikandan]

# /opt/ifor/ls/bin/i4target -v

[T G Manikandan]

hostid is the command on solaris to get the hostid.

On hpux you can get the ethernet address using lanscan.

i4target can also be taken which is not the hostid but is unique and can be used to get the license for a product.

[Mark Grant]

That's an interesting one. Does anyone know the difference between the outputs. I know that "echo `uname -i` 16op | dc" is a direct equivalent of Solaris "hostid" but TG's solution gives us a completely different answer. hmmm

[T G Manikandan]

What I did mention was not to extract the hostid but the id which is extracted to obtain license for softwares.

Infact your answer would be the right one.

[Ravi_8]

Hi

Propably there is no command in hp similar to hostid in solaris. In solaris it's used to tie the license (same as in clearcase license). where as in hp license is floating it's not tied to hostname/hostid/serial number.

you can use any of the posted answers

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi,
Although hostid in Solaris and uname -i in HPUX returns Machine Identification Number but significance of the same is different on this two platforms.

In HP what matter is the Serial No./Model/ProdcutNo in order to reveal the identity of any particular machine.

Regards,

[RAJESH GANGADHARAN]

most of the time hostid is used for Lcesing purpose,
similar stuff in HP is i4ls
run
/opt/ifor/ls/bin/i4target

[Dave Hutton]

Figured I would post this link. It seems pretty handy when it comes to what command does what in different flavors of unix.
http://www.bhami.com/rosetta.html

It was posted here a while back, I wish I could give credit to who had posted it before =)


Dave