min info script
2007-12-25 8:02:00
This is a SUMMARY to question,
> I was wondering,
> I have seen scripts that print out standard information about the system
> such as OS version, etc, a "whatami" type routine if you will.
> Would a standard script like this, distributed with the "POLICY" statement
> make sense? The negative is that it adds more information
> than needed for a particula problem and may not be worth the
> bandwidth.
> (I will be happy to summarize the response to above, but my system is
> going down next week so you may want to wait until jan 93.)
>
(This question was an addendum to a SUMMARY I sent about disk cables).
Thanks to
suggests - look at sysinfo
suggests - a minimal amount of info that should be sent
murphy!acmcr!vr@uunet.UU.NET
asks for sript/info
suggests - look at sysinfo
Consensus, of 3, is that the min info would be usefull. It is not worth
distributing the script in the POLICY statement due to the size of a script.
I guess we all should think about what info is needed when we ask
someone for help.
Suggested info
CPU: SS2, IPX, etc
OS: 4.1.2, etc
Disks: sd0 = Quantum 209, etc
Frame buffer(s): cgthree, cgsix, etc
Memory: 32M, etc
Disk Config: 10M root, 100M swap, 150M /usr, etc
NIS status: master/slave/client
Additonal hardware: SPARCprinter, Serial card, etc
With optional info:
ROM Version: 2.6, etc
OpenWindows: R2/R3 etc, with.without MIT extensions
SunView: yes/no
X Terminals: number off
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>From jdr@sloth Wed Dec 23 06:24:54 1992
To: dwf@mlb.semi.harris.com (Denis Faas)
Subject: Re: REPLY disk problem
Try "sysinfo" for the os information. Works across multiple platforms.
(edit: remove misc info)
jr
>From peters@megadata.mega.oz.au Wed Dec 23 10:46:36 1992
Subject: Re: REPLY disk problem
Organisation: Megadata Pty Ltd, Australia
Phone: +61-2-805-0899, Fax: +61-2-887-4847
(edit: remove original question)
I have a copy of "whatami" from SUN. It is a shell script that
provides the following information (at least):
whatami 3.0 beta 1
DATE: Wed Dec 23 17:42:45 EST 1992
USER: peters
HOSTNAME: le0 = jacob
IP ADDRESS: le0 = 192.55.99.14
MODEL: Sun 4/65
FRAME BUFFER(S): cgthree
SunOS RELEASE: 4.1.1-IPX
KERNEL ID: peters
TYPE: homeless
FILESERVER: megadata
MEMORY: 24MB
SWAP: 109.2MB total, 20.5MB used, 88.7MB available
LOAD AVERAGE: 0.96, 0.40, 0.13
NIS DOMAINNAME: mega
DEFAULT PRINTER: ld
ETHERNET ADDRESS: 8:0:20:a:63:a3
HOSTID: 5300f5da
DISK: sd0 "QuantumProDrive210S" (208MB unformatted)
PARTITION: sd0g mounted on /mnt (122MB, 92% full)
DISK: sd1 "SUN0424" (424MB unformatted)
PARTITION: sd1a mounted on / (7MB, 56% full)
PARTITION: sd1g mounted on /usr (144MB, 89% full)
PARTITION: sd1h mounted on /usr/mosaicdemo (137MB, 72% full)
FLOPPY: fd0 (3.5-inch floppy)
However, its big:
-rw-r--r-- 1 peters wp 68888 Dec 23 17:41 whatami
probably too big to put in the policy statement.
(Let me know if you want a copy).
Also not every problem needs this much detailed background
information. Perhaps, rather than a script, the policy statement could
state a minimum set of details to be included with the posting and it
is up to the discretion of the poster to decide which additional
information is relevant.
A first cut at this minimum set would be:
CPU: SS2, IPX, etc
OS: 4.1.2, etc
Disks: sd0 = Quantum 209, etc
Frame buffer(s): cgthree, cgsix, etc
Memory: 32M, etc
Disk Config: 10M root, 100M swap, 150M /usr, etc
NIS status: master/slave/client
Additonal hardware: SPARCprinter, Serial card, etc
With optional info:
OpenWindows: R2/R3 etc, with.without MIT extensions
SunView: yes/no
X Terminals: number off
It will be interesting to see other responses.
Regards
Peter
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Peter Samuel Marketing Support Engineer
Megadata Pty Ltd ACSnet/Internet: peters@mega.oz.au
2/37 Waterloo Road Fax: +61 2 887 4847
North Ryde, NSW 2113 Phone: +61 2 805 0899 x244
>From murphy!acmcr!vr@uunet.UU.NET Wed Dec 23 11:03:47 1992
Subject: Re: REPLY disk problem
I don't know if they'd want to distribute a "whatami" script
with the policy/FAQ statement, but if not, I could use one,
if you have it. (I'm rather new to this, making it up as I
go along since my boss saw me reading the manuals.)
Vicki Rosenzweig
>From bb@math.ufl.edu Wed Dec 23 18:29:49 1992
To: dwf@mlb.semi.harris.com (Denis Faas)
Subject: Re: REPLY disk problem
(edit: removed original question )
I think it'd be a great idea, but you might find the amount of info
and detail you'd need would be overwhelming. The sysinfo program from
the net might be a start but is a drop in the bucket:
93:/home/fac16/bb> sysinfo
GENERAL INFORMATION
Host Name : tyche
Host Aliases :
Host Address(es) : 128.227.96.71
Host ID : 57212d4d
Serial Number :
Manufacturer : Sun (Sun Microsystems Incorporated)
System Model : 4/50 (SPARCstation IPX)
Main Memory : 16 MB
ROM Version : 2.6
CPU Type : sparc
App Architecture : sun4
Kernel Architecture : sun4c
OS Name : SunOS
OS Version : 4.1.1
Kernel Version : SunOS Release 4.1.1 (MATH_SUN4C) #1: Sun Dec 8 06:59:15 EST 1991
DEVICE INFORMATION
SUNW,Sun 4/50
openprom is a pseudo device
zs0 is a "Zilog 8530"
zs1 is a "Zilog 8530"
audio0 is a "AM79C30A DSC"
sbus0 is a system bus
dma is a pseudo device
esp0 is a "Emulex SCSI interface" disk controller
sd0 is a "SUN0424" disk drive
le0 is a "AMD Lance Am7990" network interface
cgsix0 is a "GX 8-bit Accelerated Color (cgsix)" frame buffer
fd0 is a "Floppy" disk drive
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