Howto find out AIX UNIX CPU information, clock speed
Q. How do I find out CPU information under AIX UNIX?
A. You can use graphical system administration tool for the IBM AIX computer operating system called SMIT.
AIX Commands
Following commands can be used.
lscfg command
lscfg - Displays configuration, diagnostic, and vital product data (VPD) information about the system including CPU information:
lscfg
Determining CPU Speed
When using AIX 5.1 and subsequent releases, the following code returns the processor speed in hertz (Hz):
lsattr -E -l proc0 | grep "Processor Speed"
Also, in AIX 5.1 pmcycles command lists the processor speed:
pmcycles
See also
=> Determining microprocessor speed
=> Read man page of pmcycles, lsattr, lscfg
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