Originally posted by: x41

Hello,
   I would like to identify the blade or/and bladecenter from the hosted VIO server.
I prefer the "command line" solution. May be kdb.
Like, I want to ask the child about his father.
Thank you

Originally posted by: Chris Gibson

Perhaps you can identify it by serial number? e.g.

[padmin@p8vio1]$ oem_setup_env
oem_setup_env
[root@p8vio1]# lsattr -El sys0 -a systemid
systemid IBM,02314F51V Hardware system identifier False

Originally posted by: x41

Thank you, Gibo

from psvio5:  lsattr -El sys0 -a systemid
    systemid IBM,0306DC0BA Hardware system identifier False  

from bladecenter-06: system>  info -T system:blade[7]
   Name: PSVIO5
   Mach type/model: PS701/702 (Type 8406)/840671Y
   Mach serial number: 06DC0BA           <--  means psvio5 running on bladecenter-06

So, if I want to find the VIO , I need to run this query (info..)  on all bladecenters.

Looking for the shorter solution,  ask  psvio5  about  the platform and get:   psvio5:  Running on bladecenter-06  or at least: blade[7]

x41

Originally posted by: AncientAIXer

Only the values of the hardware's attributes are passed.  This is a situation similar to using an HMC with managed frames.  You're trying to get a value of a configuration of a separate system.  Therefore you will have to write a script to either relate the S/N to the name you have given it, or a script to enquire the bladecenter(s) for the S/N's.  For this reason, we name our managed frames with a combination of model/SN.  Using your environment for example, we would not use bladecenter-06, we would use something like BC-8406-06DC0BA.