'Model' Command?

[lisatkiom]

Hi,

Is there a 'model' command for IRIX?

I'm trying to get the model# for a computer that I use via telnet, but do not have physical access to. I've tried 'hinv', but that does not give the computer's model.

Thanks,
Lisa

 

[lisatkiom]

NM, found it in 'env'.

 

[imFrank]

Hi Lisa,

I'm wondering what specific model number you found in env?

SGI has a System Manager GUI that will display the model number as well as a lot of other information about a particular system. My suggestion below is based on the assumption that you are telneting from one Unix workstation to a second Unix workstation.

1. Assuming you're at workstation 1 (ws1)...
2. In the Unix shell window type: xhost + <cr>
3. From ws1: Type telent ws2 (logon to ws2 as usual)
4. At ws2 prompt type: setenv DISPLAY ws1:0 <cr>
5. At ws2 prompt type: /usr/sysadm/bin/sysmgr <cr>
6. This should result in displaying the ws2 System Manager
back at ws1.
7. In the System Mgr window, click "About This System."
8. You'll see something like: Model: Octane

Hope that's what you were after...???
Or I hope that helps in the future...

 

[lisatkiom]

Hi,

Thanks for your response.

I found

'HOSTTYPE=iris4d'

using 'env' and assumed this meant that I'm on a 4d model from the Iris series. Wrong?

Also I am telneting from my Windows-based pc.

Lisa

 

[imFrank]

Hi Lisa,

HOSTTYPE is a generic reference to the type of machine you are running on. So you could be logged on to one of many types (models) of SGI machines. HOSTTYPE=iris4d, thus is indicating you're on an SGI as apposed to a SUN or HP or..., but it does not tell you what model of SGI you're logged on to.

There is no single command that will directly reveal the system model number. However, you can use the hinv command to find out the system board type and from there we can figure out what the model number is...

Execute the hinv as follows:

hinv -c processor | grep MHZ

The output will look something like:
hinv -c processor | grep MHZ
1 300 MHZ IP30 Processor

From the processor type, we can determine what type (model) of SGI you have.

For instance:
IP30 = Octane
IP34 = Fuel
IP35 = Origin 3000 series...
IP27 = Origin 2000 series...

I don't have complete list, but if you tell me your processor type (the IPXX number) I can get the model number for you.

Frank

 

[imFrank]

Lisa, I found out one more way to get the information I orginally described above (in HTML format).

Execute the following command (on the remote SGI):

/var/

http://www/sgi-bin/ghinv/ghinvMain

> /tmp/output.html

Then FTP the html file to your PC and you should be able to double-click the html file and see a bunch of information about the system you were logged on to, including the model number.

 

[lisatkiom]

Hi Frank,

'hinv -c processor | grep MHZ' gives me the following result:

4 225 MHZ IP27 Processors

Looks like it's an Origin 2000 series workstation.

Thanks again for your help,
Lisa