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How to determine what version of AFS is running

Troubleshooting


Problem

How to determine what version of AFS is running on a unix system

Resolving The Problem


All AFS binaries have a version string embedded in them. Many times, support personnel will ask for the Base configuration. To access this version information, issue one of the following commands at your unix prompt:

strings [afs_binary] | grep Base
or
what [afs_binary] | grep Base

You can also use the rxdebug binary that the IBM Pittsburgh Lab provides to query the port number of a particular server process or client's kernel extensions to find the version currently running. Using the rxdebug binary, issue the following command:

rxdebug -servers < machine > -port < IP port > -version

Replace 'machine' with the name of the machine running the process you are interested in or the name of the client you are interested in. Replace 'IP port' with the IP port the process uses. The ports are listed below:

7000 fileserver
7001 kernel extensions of client
7002 ptserver
7003 vlserver (vldb)
7004 kaserver
7005 volserver
7007 bosserver
7008 upserver

[{"Product":{"code":"SSXMUG","label":"AFS"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"general","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF015","label":"IRIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"3.6","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB35","label":"Mainframe SW"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21104586

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