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smeetu

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what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 09, 2009 01:45:19 AM
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what is the command to get below details of BIOS?
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v2r

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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 09, 2009 03:58:18 AM   in response to: smeetu in response to: smeetu's post
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In P-series(AIX box) machine you can find the firmware by lscmcode command.

There wont be any BIOS as such X-series machines(Your HMC)
OTIT

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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 10, 2009 02:45:24 AM   in response to: smeetu in response to: smeetu's post
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For the system details use all this command >>

  1. lsmcode

  1. lscfg -vp

  1. lsattr -El sys0
smeetu

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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 12, 2009 10:37:55 PM   in response to: OTIT in response to: OTIT's post
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thank you very much for the reply.

But I did not get BIOS details with any of the above commands.
Is there any way to get bios details using odmget command?
Is there any object class to get this information?
The_Doctor

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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 12, 2009 11:02:00 PM   in response to: smeetu in response to: smeetu's post
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why don't you try this:
lscfg -vpl sysplanar0

It's fairly verbose but it's got to have what you want.
nh4aix

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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 08:29:00 AM   in response to: smeetu in response to: smeetu's post
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Sweetu -

On the Power Systems, there is no BIOS. The closest thing to that is firmware, also called microcode. To determine the firmware running on your server, use the lsmcode command, specifically "lsmcode -c"... you will get something like:

The current permanent system firmware image is SF240_338
The current temporary system firmware image is SF240_358
The system is currently booted from the temporary firmware image.

This is an older Power5 server and it is running SF240_358.

Again, there is no BIOS, just firmware. Is this what you are looking for?
joe
smeetu

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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 04:35:10 AM   in response to: nh4aix in response to: nh4aix's post
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thank you all for the replies. my question was answered, I got the needed details.
Forum is very responsive. I am impressed. Thank you all.
GurpreetSingh

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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 17, 2009 10:28:34 AM   in response to: smeetu in response to: smeetu's post
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whats difference between temporary & permanent firmware image. And I noticed system is currently booted from temporary formware image.
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Re: what is the command to get BIOS info on AIX?
Posted: Nov 17, 2009 10:55:41 AM   in response to: GurpreetSingh in response to: GurpreetSingh's post
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Just like when you upgrade your OS you APPLY it first to see if you get any issues with the new version. Then you go back and COMMIT it later.

Same principle with your firmware. There are 2 sides, permanent and temporary.

Install the new version but don't make it permanent which is termed ACCEPTED. Install it as temporary and let the system boot from the temporary side(I think that's the default) until you determine there are no issues. If you have issues then you would boot the system from the permanent side which basically is allowing you to roll back to the previous version.

For more information see the documentaion.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/index.jsp?topic=/ipha5_p5/fix_firm_no_hmc_aix.htm

Hope that helps.
I defer to others that can explain it better or correct me.
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