Kernel Version

[Julian Homer]

Is there a command line method for extracting the kernel version? Also does anyone know where I can find more info on different kernel versions.

Thanks

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

How about:

# what /stand/vmunix

Regards!

...JRF...

[fg_1]

Julian

what /stand/vmunix
what /stand/vmunix.prev

This will provide you with versions/dates of all of the patches and filesets that are part of the kernel build files that you are looking at.

Hope this answers your question.

FG.

[Patrick Wallek]

What do you mean "different kernel versions"?

Each kernel on each machine will be slightly different. The kernel "version" will depend greatly on what applications, patches and drivers are installed, which kernel parameters have been customized, etc.

Some applications (Online JFS, MirrorDisk/UX, etc) make kernel changes which require that a new kernel be rebuilt. The same goes for many patches. And you can always change the configurable kernel parameters, and for those changes to take effect a new kernel must be generated.

There is not a "standard" kernel for each version of HP-UX.