getting the product number of a FC interface cards

[Jdamian]

Hi

I'm trying to find a command to get the product number (or other code that points the product number) of a Fibre Channel interface cards instead of reading it from card itself (i.e. cowering or kneeling down near the rear side of the box).

FC and FCMS utilities are installed but FCMS support several product numbers. I don't know all the possible outputs of fcmsutil command (perhaps some option of this command prints the product number, but I'm not sure).

Thanx a lot

[Hoefnix]

if the driver is installed just try this:
swlist | grep -i fibre

It will result in the productnumber for example:
A6795A B.11.00.10 PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel

The A6795A is also the productnumber of the card.

Regards,
Peter Geluk

[Stefan Farrelly · Accepted solution]

The product number is not necesarily advertised from the card to the OS, its a number HP just happen to assign to a card. Usually a sticky label on it is all youve got to confirm it. This means to be absolutely sure you have to physically look at it, or use your online support contract (using SUM on the itrc.hp.com) - this has a master list of all purchased and installed cards, and thus should be accurate. This is what we use to be sure. Even swlist might not be accurate as the software installed (driver) sometimes accomodates multiple types of fibre cards, so youre not sure which one is installed.

[Geoff Wild]

Use this script:

#!/bin/sh
# Script to find out tachyon model installed - Geoff Wild
for i in `echo 'map;q;ok' |/usr/sbin/cstm |grep "Fibre Channel Interface"|awk '{print $1}'`
do
echo "select device $i;CurrDevStatus;done;q;ok" |/usr/sbin/cstm |grep Tachyon
done


Rgds...Geoff