Hardware and Software Information

This page contains information about the similarities and differences between different versions of Unix.

Commands to Display Hardware Information

AIX 4.X HP-UX 11.X IRIX 6.X Linux Solaris 2.X
lscfg ioscan hinv
gfxinfo
procinfo -a
cat /proc/pci
cat /proc/cpuinfo
cat /proc/scsi/scsi
cat /proc/scsi/DRIVER_NAME/0
(& similar commands for other devices)
prtdiag (available on Ultras and SCx000)

Commands to Display System ID (often used for software licensing)

AIX 4.X HP-UX 11.X IRIX 6.X Linux Solaris 2.X
uname -m uname -i hostid hostid hostid

Commands to Display Software Information

AIX 4.X HP-UX 11.X IRIX 6.X Linux Solaris 2.X
lslpp swlist versions rpm -q -a pkginfo