Chris Paquin

AI, Virtualization, Containers, Infrastructure, Linux

Tag: cli

  • Favorite Commands on Least Favorite Os

    Aixlogo3dHey, take a look at the ugly AIX image that I just stole. Since I ran into the image thought that I would take a bit of time to get my AIX notes together and put my new image to good use.

    Here are some of my favorite commands and other info.

    prtconf

    Shows system config

    prtconf
System Model: IBM,9113-550
Machine Serial Number: blahblah
Processor Type: PowerPC_POWER5
Number Of Processors: 4
Processor Clock Speed: 1656 MHz
CPU Type: 64-bit
Kernel Type: 64-bit
LPAR Info: 1 hostname
Memory Size: 15808 MB
Good Memory Size: 15808 MB
Platform Firmware level: SF230_143
Firmware Version: IBM,SF230_143
Console Login: enable
Auto Restart: true
Full Core: false

    ipcs -mob

    Shows shared memory config

    IPC status from /dev/mem as of Fri Dec 28 10:52:23 EST 2007
T        ID     KEY        MODE       OWNER    GROUP NATTCH     SEGSZ
Shared Memory:
m   4194304 0xffffffff --rw-rw----     root   system      1      4096
m   6291457 0xffffffff --rw-rw----     root   system      1      4096
m   6291458 0xffffffff --rw-rw----     root   system      1      4096
m   9437187 0xdd9369d4 --rw-r-----  dbpcomf      dba     47 1090523136
m  6291460 0xf6e89580 --rw-r-----   dbpisv      dba    104 8640286720v

    Memory and Paging

    lsattr  -E  -l  sys0  |  grep  realmem

    To determine how much physical memory resides on the hardware, use the
    AIX following command to determine the amount of physical memory:

    lsps –a
    To determine how much paging space is
    installed; use the command above.
    To increase Paging Space; use the following AIX path in SMIT (System
    Management Interface Tool)
    Physical and Logical Storage -> Paging Space -> Change/Show
    Characteristics of Paging Space
    Do not add a new paging logical volume. Add specified PP’s (as needed)
    to the existing paging logical volume. Select logical volume and press
    return. Type 1 for the Number of additional logical partitions.

    Networking

    netstat -v | grep Speed

    Show NIC speed

    Collect System Dump on an AIX System

    • Verify dump size by typing sysdumpdev –L at the command line.
    • Find a repository large enough for the dump.
    • Type snap –r at the command line to remove any previous dumps.
    • Type snap  -gfkDGL at the command line to create the new dump.
    • Type snap –c to compress into the pax file.

    Intro to SMIT/SMITTY

    • System Management Interface Tool
    • smit will run GUI version if $DISPLAY is set, text version otherwise
    • Use smitty to force use of text version
    • Important keystrokes (If you don’t have function keys, use ESC+n for Fn):

    Function Keys

    F3 > Cancel (go back to previous screen)

    F4 > List options for a given field

    F6 > Show command that SMIT is executing

    F7 > Tag item from list (e.g., when selecting software to install)

    F10 > Exit SMIT

    Useful files:

    smit.log >Logs what you’ve done (menu selections, command output, etc)

    smit.script > listing of all commands SMIT has executed for you (same as shown by F6)

    Command prefix naming conventions:

    o ch (change)

    o ls (list)

    o mk or cr (make or create)

    o rm (remove)

  • Sun 5220 Console and ILOM How To

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    As far as I know this documentation is specific to Sun T5150s and Sun T5250s. However some of the information below may also pertain to other Sun systems running ILOM.

    ILOM Commands

    To power on the host, type:

    start /SYS

    To power off the host, type:

    stop /SYS

    To reset the host, type:

    reset /SYS

    How to set the system not to auto boot the OS

    Example:

    -> set /HOST/bootmode script=”setenv auto-boot? false”

    Press Enter and then type:

    -> reset /SYS

    Accessing the Console from ILOM

    start /SP/console

    Configuring a Static IP Address Using CLI and Ethernet

    Log in to the ILOM using Secure Shell (SSH) over the network, or
    by connecting a terminal to the serial port. To establish a Secure Shell (SSH)
    connection to the CLI, type the appropriate connection command in the
    SSH application. For example, to connect to the ILOM with an IP address
    of 129.144.82.20, type the following command:

    # ssh -l root 129.144.82.20

    Type the following command to set the working directory.

    cd /SP/network

    Type the following commands to specify a static Ethernet
    configuration.

    Note – The following values are samples only. You must specify the IP
    address, netmask, and gateway appropriate for your ILOM and network
    configuration.

    set pendingipaddress=129.144.82.26
    set pendingipnetmask=255.255.255.0
    set pendingipgateway=129.144.82.254
    set pendingipdiscovery=static
    set commitpending=true