You can obtain the PROM revision level, hardware platform, RAM installed, serial number, Ethernet address, logo, and the host id by using the following command in the Open Boot Prom (OBP) mode: banner. The firmware information can be very useful, especially if you are upgrading processors. I used it to determine if a firmware update was required for new processors--That was the case.
Here's an example.
OBP mode
ok banner
Note: If you looking for the UNIX banner command, which outputs string information, here’s its post: Using UNIX banner to print to STDOUT
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Tip:
`prtdiag -v` prints detailed hardware information, like temperature, fan speed, memory size, used up memory and PCI/PCI-X/PCI-E slots, processors, processor revisions...
`prtconf -pv` prints detailed information about the hardware detected in a system.
I use prtdiag -v often. Thanks.
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