How to find the processor type in AIX OS

Problem(Abstract)

How to find the processor type in AIX OS.

Resolving the problem

STEPS

To determine the processor type under AIX, at the shell command prompt, type:

prtconf | grep -i "Processor Type"

Depending upon the processor type and installation, the above command may give the following types of output: 

On a Power 4 type of processor:

$ prtconf | grep -i "Processor Type"
Processor Type: PowerPC_POWER4

On a non Power 4 type RISC based processor:

$ prtconf | grep -i "Processor Type"
Processor Type:  PowerPC_RS64-II

On AIX systems prtconf utility can be found in /usr/sbin and the grep utility can be found in/usr/bin directories.

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