Get IBM Power system model in AIX
prtconf | head Example output: ~ # prtconf | head System Model: IBM,9131-52A Machine Serial Number: 181DF2G Processor Type: PowerPC_POWER5 Number Of Processors: 4 Processor Clock Speed: 1499…
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Bulk Remove AIX Print Queues
I have about 50 HP JetDirect print queues on an AIX system that I wanted to remove in a more automated way. The following KSH script is what…
Get Process ID of an Established TCP Connection in AIX
There are numerous ways to accomplish getting the PID for an established network connection in AIX and Linux using tools like ss or more popular lsof. In my…
Test Dial on Modem in AIX
Had an issue with dialout on an AIX system this morning. Problem resolved, but I learned a pretty handy little command for testing dial-out (I didn't have a…
Backspace in terminal on AIX
Instead of using Shift+Backspace to backspace on an AIX terminal, you can use the following setting in the .profile: stty erase '^?' Save the file and logout and…
Monitor System Performance in AIX
An easy way to get a quick overview of system performance on an AIX server is to use the topas command.
Testing Disk in Linux using fio
I recently discovered a utility called fio that allows you to benchmark disk subsystem in Linux. Here are the results for this test. What is fio? fio is…
FastClaims for Tiger in AIX
So I've discovered that FastClaims in Allscripts Tiger AIX servers are stored in the following location. When a receipts are batched, they are stored in /m2/MF01/CLAIM499 When clicking…
Get serial number of AIX
Get the serial number of an AIX system. #!/bin/ksh # # Get serial number of AIX server; # # October 28, 2009 Rich Kreider # ser_num=`lsattr -El sys0…
AIX/Unix Common Commands
AIX/Unix Commands free - lists available disk space dfdb - lists dbspaces on the system. use ifxksh to initialize the ifx environment first who -b - displays last…