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[Tarek]

Hallo,
i need to know which operating system is installed on a ws. With uname -r i have just:
B.11.00.
Is there some way to know which release is of the hpux11? I mean, can i know if it is november99 version or march2001 or others??
Thanks in advance
Tarek

[Volker Borowski]

Hi Tarek,

there is no "build" release for HP-UX.
If the "release" is 11.00 it is 11.00!

You might want to check, if a certain patch-collection has been applied, which you can check with various options of

swlist

or by checking various sw*.log files to see which patches are applied.

Easiest way to be sure about the patch-status would be to apply a current Support-Plus bundle.

Hope this helps
Volker

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi Tarek:

Unlike other UNIX versions, HP-UX's uname -v does not indicate the OS version but rather the licensing level. e.g. 'U' unlimited; B - 16-user, C - 32-user.

The only method is do do a swlist and look for the latest General Release Bundle.

Regards, Clay

[Tarek]

Hi Volker..
i don't want to know about patches..i mean, when you install hpux11, on the cd there is written which release is: november99 instead of december00 instead of the latest one that is march2001..i think that all these release change from each others!! Right??
Thanks for your help.

[Tarek]

Thanks again for your help, I thought there was a command. I will check with the general release...
Tarek

[Patrick Wallek]

The basic OS will be the same for ALL "versions" of 11.0. The difference between them is that a newer version may have support for some of the newer hardware that an older version doesn't. The difference will probably be mainly in kernel drivers and such. Everything else will be the same.

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Tarek

Version is from uname -r command as rightly said by you , infact you can get the revisions by swlist -a readme for that product , do a man swlist and look out for revisions and you will get the answer , infact swlist -a readme will give you the revisions of everything installed.

Manoj Srivastava