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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{ 8 comments… read them below or add one }
but u have not written whether it is current speed or not ?
How I can get maxclock speed ?
how to check the max threshold set for processor?
Whats the command for that?
How to get the processorFeature option in AIX?
For eg
Name current Value
ProcessorFeature 01AB
I am new to AIX and I am not sure what this 01AB means ?
Please help
u have not mentioned current speed or not.
What is the command to find the no of processor in AIX?
try lsattr and lscfg on AIX machines.
cpuinfo, meminfo /proc/ on linux
prtconf it will show the details of hardware and full details of the AIX server.