osinfo(1)osinfo(1)NAMEosinfo - gather information regarding the running operating system
SYNOPSISosinfo [ -s ] [ -h hostname ] [ -p portnumber ]
[ -u username ] [ -w password ] [ -t timeout ]
[ -c ] [ --help ] [ --version ]
DESCRIPTION
The osinfo command displays information regarding the operating system,
gathered via WBEM using the PG_OperatingSystem class supported by the
OperatingSystem Provider (bundled with OpenPegasus). osinfo requires
the CIM Server to be installed and running.
By default, the information is formatted for display, converting CIM‐
DateTime strings into a more user-readable format (see Examples), and
converting the total number of seconds of uptime into the appropriate
number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
If a property value is unavailable, it will be shown as "Unknown"
Options
osinfo recognizes the following options:
-c Use the CIM formats for DateTime and SystemUpTime
values (not the formatting done by default). As
specified by the DMTF, the CIMDateTime format is
yyyymmddhhmmss.mmmmmmsutc, where yyyy is a
4-digit year, mm is the month, dd is the day, hh
is the hour on a 24-hour clock, mm is the minute,
ss is the second, mmmmmm is the number of
microseconds, s is a "+" or "-" indicating the
sign of the UTC (Universal Time Code) correction
field (since the DateTime is returned in the
local time zone of the system), and utc is the
offset from UTC in minutes.
-h hostname Connect to the CIM Server on the specified host.
If this option is not specified, osinfo connects
to the localhost.
--help Display command usage information.
-p portnumber Connect to the CIM Server on the specified port
number. If this option is not specified, osinfo
connects to the default port for the wbem-http
service, or if the -s option is specified, to the
default port for the wbem-https service.
-s Enable the use of the SSL protocol between osinfo
and the CIM server. The -s option should be
specified if the CIM Server on the specified
hostname/portnumber expects clients to connect
using HTTPS.
-t timeout Wait the specified number of milliseconds on
sending a request, before timing out if no
response has been received. The timeout value
must be an integer value greater than 0.
-u username Connect as the specified R username . If user‐
name is not specified, the current logged in user
is used for authentication. This option is
ignored if neither hostname nor portnumber is
specified.
--version Display CIM Server version.
-w password Authenticate the connection using the specified
password . This option is ignored if neither
hostname nor portnumber is specified. WARNING: A
password should not be specified on the command
line on a multi-user system, since command-line
options are typically world-readable for a short
window of time. If the remote host requests
authentication and this option is not specified,
osinfo will prompt for the password.
EXIT STATUS
When an error occurs, an error message is written to stderr and an
appropriate value is returned. The following values are returned:
0 Success
1 Error
USAGE NOTE
The osinfo command requires that the CIM Server is running.
DIAGNOSTICSosinfo error: Cannot connect
The CIMOM is not running. Start the CIMOM with the cimserver
command and re-run osinfo .
EXAMPLES
Run the default osinfo command.
OperatingSystem Information
Host: myserver.hp.com
Name: HP-UX
Version: B.11.00
UserLicense: Unlimited user license
OSCapability: 32 bit
LastBootTime: Sep 24, 2001 9:16:18 (-0700)
LocalDateTime: May 23, 2002 10:55:54 (-0700)
SystemUpTime: 20828377 seconds = 241 days, 1 hr, 39 mins, 37
secs
The system myserver.hp.com is running version B.11.00 of HP-UX,
has an unlimited user license, and is 32-bit capable. The Oper‐
ating System was last booted on Sept 24, 2001 and the local date
and time are given. All time values are offset from GMT by -7
hours.
Run osinfo , with the values displayed in their CIM format
osinfo-c
OperatingSystem Information
Host: rushmore.cup.hp.com
Name: HP-UX
Version: B.11.00
UserLicense: Unlimited user license
OSCapability: 32 bit
LastBootTime: 20010924091618.000000-420
LocalDateTime: 20020523105801.000000-420
SystemUpTime: 20828504
The same rushmore.cup.hp.com system is displayed, but in this
output the LastBootTime and LocalDateTime values are in the CIM
format. The SystemUpTime value is in total seconds (as speci‐
fied by CIM). Other fields do not change, as their CIM specifi‐
cation is the strings themselves.
SEE ALSOcimserver(1).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCEosinfo : DMTF WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) and CIM
(Common Information Model)
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