how to determine other model type

[jerry1]

How can you determine other model name
from command "model"? rpXXX, D,K,other..

# model
9000/800/A500-5X

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

rp model type is not stored in the system.

You take model output and search documentation http://docs.hp.com to find the equivalency.

SEP

[Pete Randall]

Many of the model strings translate directly. For example, my rp7410:

# model
9000/800/rp7410

This is not always true, but in your case, I believe you've got an A500.


Pete

[jerry1]

That works, thanks.

[Ivan Krastev]

See the server support matrix - http://h20338.www2.hp.com/hpux11i/downloads/public_hp-ux_systems_support.pdf

For this model - A500 (see rp2450).

regards,
ivan

[Patrick Wallek]

The model command does generate model strings appropriate for each server.

Here are unique model strings from all of my servers.
9000/800/A500-5X
9000/800/D390
9000/800/K580
9000/800/L1000-36
9000/800/L2000-44
9000/800/L3000-6x
9000/800/N4000-44
9000/800/rp4440
9000/820/D280
9000/820/D380

[Steven E. Protter]

The point is model provides one answer, and there is no alternate command to provide a different answer.

if the answer is A500 then rp24xx is not going to be forthcoming though later systems were updated to store the rp information internally.

My L class systems displayed L2000 from the model command. Yes they were rp5450 but there was no way to make the model command display that.

SEP

[Torsten.]

Years ago there were 2 series of HP9000 computers - series 700 (workstations) and series 800 (servers).

In this time the model command returns the "700/800 code", example:

9000/806 the E25 server
9000/867 the G40 server
9000/891 the T500 server

In the era of K-class computers this has changed, the real model name was added to the number based code, example:

9000/809/K100
9000/804/K450
9000/899/K570

The latest k-models used only the "800", like all other RISC servers after this:

9000/800/K380

In the era of A-, L- and N-class computers they got a new naming scheme, based on "rp" for RISC and "rx" for Integrities.

A-classes became rp24xx
L-classes became rp54xx
N-class became rp7400

Since this time the model name reflects the "official" name.


Your A500-5X is a rp2450 (formerly a-class computer) using 550MHz CPUs.

[Torsten.]

Just to add this:

No rule without exceptions ... ;-)

The model command run on a rp8400 will return "9000/800/S16K-A" ...