Changing SMH (a.k.a SAM) from GUI to Terminal in 11.31

In HP-UX 11i v3, when you issue smh (new sam command), it will bring you the new firefox smh browser.

If you wish to use back the old terminal sam, issue the command below.

#unset DISPLAY ; /usr/sbin/smh

Note that this will not change permanently.

How to install .depot files

For example, you want to install software.depot file

In root, issue the command

#swinstall -s /tmp/software.depot

Make sure you define the full path working directory where the file is.

Checking the World Wide Name (WWN) on HP-UX

Assuming that you have a HBA (Fiber Channel) Card installed on your server.

Issue the command ioscan -nfC FC

Get the device path for the desire FC.

e.g. /dev/fcd0

Issue the command

#fcmsutil /dev/fcd0

Look for the line below.

N_Port Port WWN:

That will be your WWN for that fiber port. Good luck!

Recall command history on HP-UX

To recall the commands that you have issued in HP-UX, change the shell to korn shell.

#ksh -o vi

Press ESC and K on the keyboard.

ioscan

To view a list of peripherals on the server, issue the command...

1. For HDD
   ioscan -nfC disk
   
2. For tape drive
   ioscan -nfC tape
   
3. For LAN - Ethernet Card
   ioscan -nfC LAN
   
4. For FC - Fiber Channel
   ioscan -nfC FC

The next time you want to view it again, you can use the -k option for cache so that you don't have to wait for it to scan the entire system again.

For example...
ioscan -knfC disk